Charles Dickens(1812 – 1870)

Biography

Born :- 7 February 1812 in Landport,  Hampshire, England Died :- 9 June 1870 (aged 58) in Higham, Kent, England Occupation :- writer Nationality :- British Notable works :- Oliver twist the Pickwick papers David Copperfield hard times

Charles John Huffam Dickens  he was an English writer and social critic. He is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.  His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime. by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognized him as a

literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity. Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was

incarcerated in a debtors’ prison. he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas,

hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles. lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer,

and campaigned vigorously for children's rights.

Oliver twist Oliver twist is a great novel by

Charles dickens. It was published as a serial

1837 -1839. The story is about an orphan

Oliver twist. It is a social novel. Its illustrator is George

Cruikshank.

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Oliver is an orphan child. His mother died giving birth to Oliver.

He spends his first years in the asylum Mrs. Mann. Like the other children in the orphanage, Oliver suffers constantly hungry.

He was Hidden in the Woods, tired and hungry, he meets Jack Dawkins, who offers him a place to sleep in London.

Oliver is in the midst of a band of poster boys, led by the evil Fagin.

Oliver is driven and persecuted by limes, courtyards and alleys in London.

Oliver meets a woman named Nancy, who earns his living on the street.

Some important points from Oliver twist

All main characters Oliver Twist – an orphan Fagin – criminal boss of a gang of young

boys Nancy – a prostitute Rose Maylie – Oliver's maternal aunt Mr. Brownlow – a kindly gentleman who

takes Oliver in Monks – a sickly criminal, a cohort of Fagin Bill Sikes – a professional burglar Agnes Fleming – Oliver's mother Mr. Leeford – Oliver's and Monks's father Mr. Losberne – Mrs. Maylie's family doctor Harry Maylie – Mrs. Maylie's son The Artful Dodger – Fagin's most adept

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Charlotte – the Sowerberrys' maid Toby Crackit – an associate of Fagin and

Sikes Mrs. Bedwin – Mr. Brownlow's housekeeper Monks's mother – an heiress Mr. Sowerberry – an undertaker Mrs. Sowerberry – Mr. Sowerberry's wife Mrs. Mann – superintendent of Oliver's

workhouse Bet – a prostitute Mr. Fang – a magistrate Duff and Blathers – two incompetent

policemen Tom Chitling – one of Fagin's gang

members

Poverty and social class Poverty is a prominent concern in Oliver Twist. Throughout the novel, Dickens enlarged on this theme, describing slums so decrepit that whole rows of houses are on the point of ruin.Oliver, an innocent child, is trapped in a world where his only options seem to be the workhouse, a life of crime symbolized by Fagin's gang, a prison, or an early grave.

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