Adventures of Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens' (1812-1870) second novel is tale of the orphan Oliver Twist, who escapes from a workhouse, travels to London where he meets the Artful Dodger, leader of a gang of juvenile pickpockets. Dickens exposed the cruel treatment of the large number of orphans in London in that era, calling the public's attention to the Poor Law, child labor and the recruitment of children as criminals.

Al doilea roman al lui Charles Dickens (1812-1870) este povestea orfanului Oliver Twist, care evadeaza dintr-o casa de lucru, calatoreste la Londra, unde il intalneste pe Artful Dodger, liderul unei bande de buzunare juvenile. Dickens a expus tratamentul crud al numarului mare de orfani din Londra in acea epoca, atragand atentia publicului asupra legii sarace, munca copiilor si recrutarea copiilor ca infractori.