Project Gutenberg 2014-08-24 Public domain in the USA. 429 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam Cruikshank, George 1792 1878 Cruickshank, George Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress. Illustrated Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. David Widger "Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress" by Charles Dickens is a novel written in the early 19th century. This work follows the life of Oliver Twist, an orphan born in a workhouse, as he navigates the harsh realities of poverty and abuse in Victorian England. The narrative explores themes of social injustice, the struggle for survival, and the innate goodness of humanity amidst cruelty. The opening of the novel establishes Oliver's tragic beginnings, detailing his birth and the brutal conditions of the workhouse. Oliver's early life is marked by neglect and hardship, culminating in his introduction to the orphanage's harsh system, where he and other children are severely mistreated and starved. After enduring this bleak existence, the young boy reaches a breaking point when he bravely asks for more food, setting off a series of events that will lead him to various misadventures and struggles for a better life. The oppressive environment and Oliver's resilience are vividly portrayed, drawing readers into his plight from the very start. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Orphans -- Fiction London (England) -- Fiction Bildungsromans Boys -- Fiction Criminals -- Fiction Kidnapping victims -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1115586 1115590 2024-10-19T13:35:24.989085 2023-09-20T09:00:09.616112 text/html text/html 1182897 2021-10-29T09:54:20 text/html 12338133 2024-10-19T13:35:43.871466 application/epub+zip 12345688 2024-10-19T13:35:30.228076 application/epub+zip 473598 2024-10-19T13:35:27.826039 application/epub+zip 12789967 2024-10-19T13:35:54.672456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 12715679 2024-10-19T13:35:40.996518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 801687 2022-09-21T08:22:18.074918 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 956080 956085 2024-10-19T13:35:21.394078 2023-09-20T09:00:06.464041 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 955770 2021-10-29T09:56:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21387 2024-10-19T13:35:54.850428 application/rdf+xml 21584 2024-10-19T13:35:28.439068 image/jpeg 4668 2024-10-19T13:35:28.140057 image/jpeg 362038 2021-10-29T09:56:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 12048872 2021-10-29T09:56:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 12138056 2024-10-19T13:35:25.258056 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia