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Classics · MelancholicAn orphan boy falls in with a gang of London pickpockets
Oliver Twist
See it on Amazon1838Moderate readSteady pace
What it is about
Oliver Twist runs away from a workhouse to London, where he is taken in by Fagin’s band of child thieves. Dickens’s 1838 novel is a protest against the treatment of the poor.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who enjoy classic novels that have stayed in print, with a melancholic mood and a steady pace. It is a read that rewards some attention.
Themes: Poverty · Orphans · Crime
Screen adaptation
Oliver! (1968) · Oliver Twist (2005)
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About the author
Charles Dickens6 books on Tori BooksSimilar books
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