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

"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.

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