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Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens · 1838

Orphan Oliver makes his way from the workhouse through London's underworld, a novel of social criticism.

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  1. Part 9Why doesn't Oliver understand what is really happening in Fagin's house, and what clues does the reader see?
  2. Part 13Why are Fagin and his gang so afraid of one small boy, and what does that fear show about them?
  3. Last partCan goodness survive in a cruel world? What kept Oliver good, and who showed him true kindness?

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  1. Lesson 1FreeInto what kind of world is Oliver born, and who truly cares for him?Start
  2. Lesson 2SubscriptionWhy is asking for "more" treated as a terrible crime in the workhouse?Locked
  3. Lesson 3SubscriptionWho in this chapter sees Oliver as a person, and who sees him as a sum of money?Locked
  4. Lesson 4SubscriptionWhen Oliver cries "So lonely!", what does he really need, and who hears him?Locked
  5. Lesson 5SubscriptionWhy do people who are treated badly sometimes treat others even worse?Locked
  6. Lesson 6SubscriptionWhat finally makes the quiet, patient Oliver fight back, and was he right to do it?Locked
  7. Lesson 7SubscriptionWhy does a single blessing from a dying child matter so much to Oliver?Locked
  8. Lesson 8SubscriptionOn his way to London, who shows Oliver kindness, and can every kindness be trusted?Locked
  9. Lesson 9SubscriptionWhy doesn't Oliver understand what is really happening in Fagin's house, and what clues does the reader see?Locked
  10. Lesson 10SubscriptionWhy does the crowd chase Oliver so eagerly, when he is the one who did nothing wrong?Locked
  11. Lesson 11SubscriptionWhat does Mr. Fang's courtroom show about justice for the poor, and who stands up for what is right?Locked
  12. Lesson 12SubscriptionHow does being cared for change Oliver, and what is the mystery of the portrait?Locked
  13. Lesson 13SubscriptionWhy are Fagin and his gang so afraid of one small boy, and what does that fear show about them?Locked
  14. Lesson 14SubscriptionWhat does it mean for Oliver to have a home and a friend for the first time, and why does Mr. Brownlow choose to trust him?Locked
  15. Lesson 15SubscriptionCan goodness survive in a cruel world? What kept Oliver good, and who showed him true kindness?Review · Final essayLocked

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  1. CHAPTER XIVCOMPRISING FURTHER PARTICULARS OF OLIVER'S STAY AT MR. BROWNLOW'S, WITH THE REMARKABLE PREDICTION WHICH ONE MR. GRIMWIG UTTERED CONCERNING HIM, WHEN HE WENT OUT ON AN ERRANDcontinues from the last lesson
  2. CHAPTER XVSHOWING HOW VERY FOND OF OLIVER TWIST, THE MERRY OLD JEW AND MISS NANCY WERE
  3. CHAPTER XVIRELATES WHAT BECAME OF OLIVER TWIST, AFTER HE HAD BEEN CLAIMED BY NANCY
  4. CHAPTER XVIIOLIVER'S DESTINY CONTINUING UNPROPITIOUS, BRINGS A GREAT MAN TO LONDON TO INJURE HIS REPUTATION
  5. CHAPTER XVIIIHOW OLIVER PASSED HIS TIME IN THE IMPROVING SOCIETY OF HIS REPUTABLE FRIENDS
  6. CHAPTER XIXIN WHICH A NOTABLE PLAN IS DISCUSSED AND DETERMINED ON
  7. CHAPTER XXWHEREIN OLIVER IS DELIVERED OVER TO MR. WILLIAM SIKES
  8. CHAPTER XXITHE EXPEDITION
  9. CHAPTER XXIITHE BURGLARY
  10. CHAPTER XXIIIWHICH CONTAINS THE SUBSTANCE OF A PLEASANT CONVERSATION BETWEEN MR. BUMBLE AND A LADY; AND SHOWS THAT EVEN A BEADLE MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE ON SOME POINTS
  11. CHAPTER XXIVTREATS ON A VERY POOR SUBJECT. BUT IS A SHORT ONE, AND MAY BE FOUND OF IMPORTANCE IN THIS HISTORY
  12. CHAPTER XXVWHEREIN THIS HISTORY REVERTS TO MR. FAGIN AND COMPANY
  13. CHAPTER XXVIIN WHICH A MYSTERIOUS CHARACTER APPEARS UPON THE SCENE; AND MANY THINGS, INSEPARABLE FROM THIS HISTORY, ARE DONE AND PERFORMED
  14. CHAPTER XXVIIATONES FOR THE UNPOLITENESS OF A FORMER CHAPTER; WHICH DESERTED A LADY, MOST UNCEREMONIOUSLY
  15. CHAPTER XXVIIILOOKS AFTER OLIVER, AND PROCEEDS WITH HIS ADVENTURES
  16. CHAPTER XXIXHAS AN INTRODUCTORY ACCOUNT OF THE INMATES OF THE HOUSE, TO WHICH OLIVER RESORTED
  17. CHAPTER XXXRELATES WHAT OLIVER'S NEW VISITORS THOUGHT OF HIM
  18. CHAPTER XXXIINVOLVES A CRITICAL POSITION
  19. CHAPTER XXXIIOF THE HAPPY LIFE OLIVER BEGAN TO LEAD WITH HIS KIND FRIENDS
  20. CHAPTER XXXIIIWHEREIN THE HAPPINESS OF OLIVER AND HIS FRIENDS, EXPERIENCES A SUDDEN CHECK
  21. CHAPTER XXXIVCONTAINS SOME INTRODUCTORY PARTICULARS RELATIVE TO A YOUNG GENTLEMAN WHO NOW ARRIVES UPON THE SCENE; AND A NEW ADVENTURE WHICH HAPPENED TO OLIVER
  22. CHAPTER XXXVCONTAINING THE UNSATISFACTORY RESULT OF OLIVER'S ADVENTURE; AND A CONVERSATION OF SOME IMPORTANCE BETWEEN HARRY MAYLIE AND ROSE
  23. CHAPTER XXXVIIS A VERY SHORT ONE, AND MAY APPEAR OF NO GREAT IMPORTANCE IN ITS PLACE, BUT IT SHOULD BE READ NOTWITHSTANDING, AS A SEQUEL TO THE LAST, AND A KEY TO ONE THAT WILL FOLLOW WHEN ITS TIME ARRIVES
  24. CHAPTER XXXVIIIN WHICH THE READER MAY PERCEIVE A CONTRAST, NOT UNCOMMON IN MATRIMONIAL CASES
  25. CHAPTER XXXVIIICONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF WHAT PASSED BETWEEN MR. AND MRS. BUMBLE, AND MR. MONKS, AT THEIR NOCTURNAL INTERVIEW
  26. CHAPTER XXXIXINTRODUCES SOME RESPECTABLE CHARACTERS WITH WHOM THE READER IS ALREADY ACQUAINTED, AND SHOWS HOW MONKS AND THE JEW LAID THEIR WORTHY HEADS TOGETHER
  27. CHAPTER XLA STRANGE INTERVIEW, WHICH IS A SEQUEL TO THE LAST CHAMBER
  28. CHAPTER XLICONTAINING FRESH DISCOVERIES, AND SHOWING THAT SUPRISES, LIKE MISFORTUNES, SELDOM COME ALONE
  29. CHAPTER XLIIAN OLD ACQUAINTANCE OF OLIVER'S, EXHIBITING DECIDED MARKS OF GENIUS, BECOMES A PUBLIC CHARACTER IN THE METROPOLIS
  30. CHAPTER XLIIIWHEREIN IS SHOWN HOW THE ARTFUL DODGER GOT INTO TROUBLE
  31. CHAPTER XLIVTHE TIME ARRIVES FOR NANCY TO REDEEM HER PLEDGE TO ROSE MAYLIE. SHE FAILS.
  32. CHAPTER XLVNOAH CLAYPOLE IS EMPLOYED BY FAGIN ON A SECRET MISSION
  33. CHAPTER XLVITHE APPOINTMENT KEPT
  34. CHAPTER XLVIIFATAL CONSEQUENCES
  35. CHAPTER XLVIIITHE FLIGHT OF SIKES
  36. CHAPTER XLIXMONKS AND MR. BROWNLOW AT LENGTH MEET. THEIR CONVERSATION, AND THE INTELLIGENCE THAT INTERRUPTS IT
  37. CHAPTER LTHE PURSUIT AND ESCAPE
  38. CHAPTER LIAFFORDING AN EXPLANATION OF MORE MYSTERIES THAN ONE, AND COMPREHENDING A PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE WITH NO WORD OF SETTLEMENT OR PIN-MONEY
  39. CHAPTER LIIFAGIN'S LAST NIGHT ALIVE
  40. CHAPTER LIIIAND LAST

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