Project Gutenberg 1996-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 6917 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam Oliver Twist There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #46675 Peggy Gaugy and Leigh Little. HTML version by Al Haines Updated: 2023-01-27. "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens is a novel written during the early 19th century, a time when social reform became an urgent issue in England. The story follows the misadventures of Oliver, a young orphan born in a workhouse, whose life is marred by poverty and cruelty as he navigates through a society that considers him a burden. From its opening chapters, the narrative sets the stage for Oliver's struggles against the oppressive workhouse system, which exploits children and neglects their basic needs. The beginning of "Oliver Twist" introduces readers to the dire circumstances of Oliver's birth and early life, including the indifference of the workhouse authorities. After a difficult infancy spent in a cruel environment, Oliver is sent to a branch workhouse where he faces systematic mistreatment and deprivation. With no familial love or guidance, he learns quickly the harsh realities of life as a pauper. The opening chapters indicate how the workhouse environment shapes his personality and resilience while hinting at the significant encounters and challenges that await him as he seeks a better life. As we follow his journey, from infancy to a series of exploitative apprenticeships, we feel the urgency and vulnerability of his circumstances—a testament to Dickens' critique of social injustice. (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 1002952 1003481 2024-09-01T07:02:38.810801 2023-10-01T06:35:56.264920 text/html text/html 986628 2024-05-27T08:25:09 text/html 491008 2024-09-01T07:02:50.969749 application/epub+zip 491320 2024-09-01T07:02:40.668796 application/epub+zip 491321 2024-09-01T07:02:39.605821 application/epub+zip 758744 2024-09-01T07:02:59.236716 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 717777 2024-09-01T07:02:50.200743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 718192 2022-09-01T07:48:58.738052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 955893 955954 2024-09-01T07:02:37.428803 2023-10-01T06:35:54.862902 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 936167 2024-05-27T08:25:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17439 2024-09-01T07:02:59.380688 application/rdf+xml 12532 2024-09-01T07:02:39.988803 image/jpeg 3393 2024-09-01T07:02:39.799799 image/jpeg 416740 2024-09-01T07:02:38.893806 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