Oliver Twist -- Pinyin Edition: Must-read Extracurricular Reading for Primary School Students

Author: (English) Charles Dickens
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Features: A young pregnant woman of unknown origin collapses on the street and is taken to the poorhouse. The next day, she gives birth to a boy and dies, and the orphan is named Oliver Twist. Ten years later, Oliver becomes an apprentice to a coffin maker. Unable to endure the abuse, he escapes to foggy London and unfortunately falls into the hands of thieves. The little orphan struggles in adversity, but fortunately, due to his kind nature, he receives help from good people, who repeatedly turn danger into safety. In the end, he is able to reunite with the family who loves him, and the mystery of his birth is also revealed. The author is one of the most famous realist novelists of 19th-century Britain, having written over ten long novels in his lifetime. When he wrote Oliver Twist, he was only twenty-five years old. This novel has been adapted and filmed into various movies and television productions, which have been widely and deeply influential.