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A gripping portrayal of London's dark criminal underbelly.Charles Dickens' timeless novel Oliver Twist shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves with vivid and memorable characters. Combining elements of Gothic Romance, the Newgate Novel and popular melodrama, Dickens created an entirely new kind of fiction, scathing in its indictment of a cruel society, and pervaded by an unforgettable sense of threat and mystery.