Oliver TwistThe story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. Dickens's tale of childhood innocence beset by evil depicts the dark criminal underworld of a London peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the arch-villain Fagin, the artful Dodger, the menacing Bill Sikes and the prostitute Nancy. |
Contents
Chapter 1 | 1 |
Chapter 2 | 6 |
Chapter 3 | 25 |
Chapter 4 | 41 |
Chapter 6 | 74 |
Chapter 7 | 83 |
Chapter 8 | 95 |
Chapter 9 | 110 |
Chapter 16 | 208 |
Chapter 17 | 226 |
Chapter 18 | 244 |
Chapter 19 | 259 |
Chapter 20 | 277 |
Chapter 21 | 292 |
Chapter 22 | 303 |
Chapter 23 | 316 |
Chapter 10 | 122 |
Chapter 11 | 131 |
Chapter 12 | 145 |
Chapter 13 | 162 |
Chapter 14 | 177 |
Chapter 15 | 196 |
Chapter 24 | 330 |
Chapter 25 | 340 |
Chapter 26 | 351 |
Chapter 27 | 373 |
Chapter 28 | 387 |
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Common terms and phrases
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