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Oliver Twist is the story about the adventures of a young orphan who flees to London in search of better fortune. Summary of the Book Oliver Twist was a poor young boy who was orphaned at birth. He lived in a workhouse with other orphans who would be beaten and poorly fed. When he asks for a second share of food one day, he is thrown out of the workhouse. Oliver flees from his hometown to London looking for better fortune and meets Artful Dodger who handles a gang of pickpockets. Oliver joins the gang not knowing what they do for a living, and is soon trained to be a pickpocket. When Oliver is given shelter and care of by a man he is about to pickpocket, Bill Sikes and Nancy, members of the pickpocket gang, find him and take him back. They ensure that someone keeps a watchful eye on Oliver when he is sent out to pickpocket. However, he is taken in by the Maylies family when they find him robbing their house. Unfortunately for Oliver, his happiness is again intruded by members of the gang. Will he find a way to escape them and live a happy life? About Charles Dickens Charles Dickens was an English writer and a social critic. He is known as one of the greatest writers of the Victorian period, and has created some of the most memorable characters in his stories. By the twentieth century, his works was recognized by some of the best critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be popular to this date.