Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress is Charles Dickens's second novel, originally published as a serial from 1837 to 1839.

The story follows orphan Oliver Twist, who escapes a harsh workhouse to London, where he joins a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin.

Through hardship and danger, Oliver discovers the secrets of his parentage and reconnects with his remaining family, offering a stark critique of poverty, the workhouse system, and child exploitation in Victorian England.