Dickens wrote this story of a boy forced to live in a dark and dismal workhouse lorded over by Mr Bumble to draw attention to Victorian social ills. Desperate but determined, Oliver makes his escape and finds that life in the harsh streets of London’s underworld makes the workhouse look like a picnic.

Author Charles Dickens Published by Penguin Classics ISBN 9780141439747 EAN 9780141439747 Bic Code Cover Paperback