Oliver Twist

Description:

*Oliver Twist*, an orphan born in a workhouse and later apprenticed to an undertaker, escapes to London. There he encounters the legendary Fagin and his gang of juvenile pickpockets. This work, a typical "parish boy's progress," shows the harsh treatment of the impoverished in Victorian England while also recounting Oliver's story as he struggles to remain innocent in a world full of crime and poverty.

subjects: Social Injustice,  Orphans,  Victorian London,  Crime,  Poverty,  Satire,  Underworld,  Child Labor

People: Oliver Twist,  Fagin,  The Artful Dodger,  Bill Sikes,  Nancy,  Mr. Bumble,  Rose Maylie

Places: London,  The Workhouse,  Saffron Hill,  Smithfield,  Chertsey

Times: 1830s,  Victorian Era,  Early 19th Century