Oliver TwistBy: Charles Dickens 'The power of Dickens is so amazing, that the reader at once becomes his captive' WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers with its depiction of a dark criminal underworld peopled by vivid and memorable characters the arch villain Fagin, the artful Dodger, the menacing Bill Sikes and the prostitute Nancy. Combining elements of