Book details
Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens
2019 · Jaico Publishing House
About the book
Born in a bleak parish workhouse, Oliver Twist begins his life as a nameless orphan struggling against the systemic cruelty of the English poor laws. After escaping the starvation of the workhouse and a miserable apprenticeship, he flees to London, only to be ensnared by Fagin’s gang of adolescent pickpockets. The narrative follows Oliver through the city’s criminal underworld, where he faces the violence of Bill Sikes and the manipulations of the Artful Dodger. His survival depends on the intervention of Mr. Brownlow and a series of revelations regarding his lost inheritance and family lineage.
Middle-grade readers and students of historical fiction read this illustrated edition to observe the stark contrasts between Victorian social classes and the realities of urban poverty. The book provides a window into the 19th-century legal system and the treatment of children within industrial society. Readers walk away with a clear understanding of the moral conflicts inherent in survival and the specific historical conditions that shaped life for the English working class.
Details
- Published
- 2019
- Publisher
- Jaico Publishing House
- ISBN
- 9789388423038
- Language
- EN