A novel about an orphan boy raised in a harsh workhouse who runs away to London. There he falls in with a gang of young pickpockets led by the cunning Fagin, and meets figures ranging from the brutal Bill Sikes to kind strangers who try to help him. Oliver's innocence is tested by poverty and crime. The book exposed the cruelty of the Poor Law and the dangers faced by children in the city, and it mixes dark melodrama with sharp satire.
Quotes
Please, sir, I want some more.
The law is a ass — a idiot.
I only know two sorts of boys. Mealy boys, and beef-faced boys.
Oliver Twist has asked for more!