Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens
At the heart of Dickens' second novel is a story about crime and poverty as well as about justice and charity. Orphaned at birth, Oliver Twist grows up under the selfish, relentless surveillance of a workplace. He escapes in London in the hope of a better life, but ends up in the hands of the unforgettable Master Dodger, a cunning pawn in a gang of pickpockets and robbers working for Fagin, one of Dickens' most controversial villains. Filled with ingenious plot, charming in turn, tragic, gentle and sharp-eyed, Oliver Twist is among Dickens' most enduring classics; It's a story about a young orphan who dares to say, "Please, I want a little more." "
