Charles Dickens’ classic story of a young boy who seeks hisfortune on the streets of London.

After Oliver Twist asks nasty Mr Bumble for more food, he has to flee theworkhouse for the streets of London. Here he meets the Artful Dodger, who leadshim to Fagin and his gang of pickpockets. When a thieving mission goes wrong,Oliver narrowly avoids prison and finds himself in the care of kind MrBrownlow. But Fagin and the brutal Bill Sikes go in search of the young orphan,determined to drag him back . . .

With an inspirational and light-hearted introduction by Garth Nix.

About the Author

Charles Dickens (1812-70) is one of the most recognizedcelebrities of English literature. His imagination, wit, mastery of thelanguage and huge creative output single him out as one of the few people whogenuinely deserve to be called genius.

He had a poverty-stricken childhood and was determined toimprove himself.

By his early twenties he found a job as a parliamentaryreporter and in his spare time wrote sketches of London life for newspapers andmagazines.

The publication ofPickwick Papers(1836)brought him the fame and fortune he craved.

He wrote many other famous books includingOliverTwist,Great ExpectationsandA Christmas Carol.