Oliver Twist (Voiceover Version)

Author: Charles Dickens
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: The book begins by describing the main character Oliver Twist, who becomes an orphan at birth and spends a miserable life in the workhouse. Later, he is apprenticed to a funeral director and runs away from home due to unbearable abuse. After arriving in London alone, he falls into the hands of thieves. Dickens extensively depicts the dark social reality in his works, showing deep sympathy for the common people and mercilessly criticizing the social system of the time. He excels in the realism of his novels and the individualization of his characters. He became the most prolific character-creator after Shakespeare.