Born in a workhouse, Oliver Twist grows up hungry, and one day dares to ask for a little more gruel, which causes an outrage. He runs away to London, where he falls into the hands of Fagin, an old man who trains a gang of children to pick people's pockets.
Dickens shows the misery of London's poor children, and his characters, like the cunning Fagin, have remained famous. A moving story about innocence in the face of a merciless world.
With chapters full of twists, this novel is a gripping read in the language you are learning.
