Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist is an 1838 novel by Charles Dickens, probably one of the best-known of all his works, along with A Christmas Carol and Great Expectations. It has been the subject of numerous film and television adaptations, and the basis for a highly successful British musical, entitled simply Oliver!. It was originally published as a serial.

Related Topics:
1838 - Novel - Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol - Great Expectations - Musical - Oliver! - Serial

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As with most of Dickens' work, Oliver Twist is used to bring the public's attention to various contemporary social evils, including the workhouse, child labour and the recruitment of children as criminals.

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The novel is full of sarcasm and dark humour, even as it treats its serious subject, revealing the hypocrisies of the time.

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