Orphanage of Fog City

Author: (English) Charles Dickens
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
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. The orphan is named Oliver Twist. Ten years later, Oliver becomes an apprentice in a coffin shop. Unable to endure the abuse, he escapes to foggy London, only to fall into the hands of thieves. The young orphan struggles in adversity, but luckily, his kind nature earns him help from good people. He survives danger time and again and finally reunites with the loving family he belongs to, and the mystery of his birth is revealed.