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"Oliver Twist" is a novel by Charles Dickens published between 1837 and 1839 that follows a young orphan's experiences in 19th-century England. The story is considered significant for its vivid portrayal of poverty and social injustice during the Victorian era.
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- Author
- Charles Dickens
- First published
- 1822
- Editions
- 2,209
- Subjects
- Bildungsromans, Boys, Brigands and robbers, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), British fiction, Children, Children's fiction, Children's stories
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Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress, is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. It was originally published as a serial from 1837 to 1839 and as a three-volume book in 1838. The story follows orphan Oliver Twist, who, after being raised in a workhouse, escapes to London, where he meets a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the elderly criminal Fagin, discovers the secrets of his parentage, and reconnects with his remaining family.
Oliver Twist unromantically portrays the sordid lives of criminals and exposes the cruel treatment of the many orphans in England in the mid-19th century. The alternative title, The Parish Boy's Progress, alludes to Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress as well as the 18th-century caricature series by painter William Hogarth, A Rake's Progress and A Harlot's Progress.
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