Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens : Introduction and Notes by Dr Ella Westland, University of Exeter. Illustrations by George Cruikshank. Dickens had already achieved renown with The Pickwick Papers. With Oliver Twist his reputation was enhanced and strengthened. The novel contains many classic Dickensian themes – grinding poverty, desperation, fear, temptation and the eventual triumph of good in the face of great adversity.