Orphan Oliver (Gifted with VCD)

Author: Charles Dickens
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: World Literature Library. Comes with a movie VCD. 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 to a coffin maker. Unable to endure the abuse, he escapes to foggy London, only to fall into the hands of thieves. The little orphan struggles in adversity, but fortunately, his kind nature earns him the help of good people. He repeatedly turns danger into safety and finally reunites with the family who loves him, while the mystery of his birth is also revealed.