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Brutally realistic, scathing in its exposure of contemporary cruelties yet also touching and funny, Oliver Twist is a thrilling rags-to-riches story, bustling with vibrant characters and the teeming street-life of mid-Victorian London.
Born in a workhouse, Oliver, a young orphan, knows only hunger and fear under the tyrannical care of Mr Bumble the Beadle. Following a terrifying apprenticeship to an undertaker, he escapes to London where he is taken in by the miserly Fagin and his light-fingered gang, among them the wily artful Dodger, who teach him a new trade - theft.
But Oliver's fate is not to be corrupted by the sinister criminal underworld; his future lies with the comfort and kindness of those he has yet to meet.
Brutally realistic, scathing in its exposure of contemporary cruelties yet also touching and funny, Oliver Twist is a thrilling rags-to-riches story, bustling with vibrant characters and the teeming street-life of mid-Victorian London.Born in a workhouse, Oliver, a young orphan, knows only hunger and fear under the tyrannical care of Mr Bumble the Beadle. Following a terrifying apprenticeship to an undertaker, he escapes to London where he is taken in by the miserly Fagin and his light-fingered gang, among them the wily artful Dodger, who teach him a new trade - theft.But Oliver's fate is not to be corrupted by the... Read More