内容简介
OneofthemostswiftlymovingandunifiedofCharlesDickens'greatnovels，OliverTwistisalsofamousforitsrecreationthroughthesplendidlyrealizedfiguresofFagin，Nancy，theArtfulDodger，andtheevilBillSikes--ofthevastLondonunder--worldofpickpockets，thieves，prostitutes，andabandonedchildren.
作者简介
CharlesDickenswasbornonFebruary7,1812,inPortsmouth,England.PerhapsthegreatestnovelistoftheVictorianperiod,Dickensgrewupinalargefamilyfrequentlybesetbyfinancialinsecurity.Atage12hewasforcedtoleaveschoolandworkinafactorywhenhisfatherwasthrownintodebtorsprison(asawriterDickenswouldgleanmuchfromtheseearlyexperiences).Afterhefinishedschool,heworkedasacourtstenographerandasareporterforLondonnewspapers.Hestartedwritingfictionin1833,firstsellingshortstoriesandessaystoperiodicalsandeventuallypublishingmorethanfifteennovels.HediedonJune9,1879,adayaftersufferingastrokeatGadshill,hishomenearKent,England.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.
