Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress. Illustrated by Charles Dickens

"Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress. Illustrated by Charles Dickens" by Charles Dickens is a novel originally published as a serial from 1837 to 1839. After escaping a brutal workhouse, orphan Oliver Twist flees to London, where he falls into the hands of Fagin and his gang of child pickpockets. As Oliver struggles to break free from the criminal underworld, mysterious figures work to conceal his true parentage. This early social novel exposes the harsh treatment of orphans in Victorian England through a tale of survival, secrets, and the search for belonging. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
Illustrator Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878
Title Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress. Illustrated
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Twist
Credits David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Orphans -- Fiction
Subject London (England) -- Fiction
Subject Bildungsromans
Subject Boys -- Fiction
Subject Criminals -- Fiction
Subject Kidnapping victims -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 46675
Release Date
Last Update Jul 20, 2025
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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