Oliver Twist

OliverTwist is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens,published by Richard Bentley in 1838. The story is about an orphanOliver Twist, who escapes from a workhouse and travels to Londonwhere he meets the Artful Dodger, leader of a gang of juvenilepickpockets. Oliver is led to the lair of their elderly criminaltrainer Fagin, naively unaware of their unlawful activities.OliverTwist is notable for Dickens' unromantic portrayal of criminals andtheir sordid lives.[1] The book exposed the cruel treatment of many awaif-child in London, which increased international concern in whatis sometimes known as "The Great London Waif Crisis": thelarge number of orphans in London in the Dickens era. Oliver Twisthas been the subject of numerous film and television adaptations, andis the basis for a highly successful musical play, and the multipleAcademy Award winning 1968 motion picture Oliver!