Publisher's Synopsis
All Oliver Twist wants to do is the right thing. His struggle with life begins from the very moment he is born and continues through his growing years. After suffering from the hardships of life in the workhouse, he is thrust into a life in the dark underworld of the London streets. Oliver struggles to escape from the evil Fagin and Sykes who are determined to ruin his life. To help make this book accessible there are new features : BLIllustarted character lists BLNotes on history BLOn page explanations of difficult words BLNew teaching notes