Other Sellers on Amazon
& FREE Shipping
92% positive over last 12 months
+ $3.99 shipping
100% positive
& FREE Shipping
100% positive over last 12 months
Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Learn more
Read instantly on your browser with Kindle Cloud Reader.
Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.
Follow the Authors
OK
Oliver Twist (Dover Thrift Editions) Paperback – December 30, 2002
| Charles Dickens (Author) Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author |
| Price | New from | Used from |
|
Kindle
"Please retry" |
—
| — | — |
|
Audible Audiobook, Unabridged
"Please retry" |
$0.00
| Free with your Audible trial | |
|
Mass Market Paperback
"Please retry" | $3.88 | $1.42 |
|
MP3 CD, Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged
"Please retry" | $8.11 | $14.94 |
|
Flexibound
"Please retry" | $9.71 | $1.99 |
- Kindle
$0.00 Read with Our Free App -
Audiobook
$0.00 Free with your Audible trial - Hardcover
$12.95 - $14.9929 Used from $7.97 23 New from $10.25 - Paperback
$5.9985 Used from $1.38 29 New from $4.50 - Mass Market Paperback
$1.42 - $5.9554 Used from $1.42 22 New from $3.88 - MP3 CD
$9.994 Used from $14.94 10 New from $8.11 - Flexibound
$1.99 - $9.715 Used from $1.99 1 New from $9.71
Enhance your purchase
Starved and mistreated, empty bowl in hand, the young hero musters the courage to approach his master, saying, "Please, sir, I want some more." Oliver Twist's famous cry of the heart has resounded with readers since the novel's initial appearance in 1837, and the book remains a popular favorite with fans of all ages.
Dickens was no stranger to the pain of hunger and the degradation of poverty. He poured his own youthful experience of Victorian London's unspeakable squalor into this realistic depiction of the link between destitution and crime. Oliver escapes his miserable servitude by running away to London, where he unwillingly but inevitably joins a scabrous gang of thieves. Masterminded by the loathsome Fagin, the underworld crew features some of Dickens' most memorable characters, including the juvenile pickpocket known as the Artful Dodger, the vicious Bill Sikes, and gentle Nancy, an angel of self-sacrifice.
A profound social critic, Dickens introduced genteel readers to the problems of the poor in a way that had rarely been attempted before. This tale of the struggle between hope and cruelty continues to speak to modern audiences.
- Print length368 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Lexile measure530L
- Dimensions5.2 x 0.9 x 8.2 inches
- PublisherDover Publications
- Publication dateDecember 30, 2002
- ISBN-100486424537
- ISBN-13978-0486424538
The Amazon Book Review
Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.
Frequently bought together

- +
- +
Customers who viewed this item also viewed
From the Publisher
Oliver Twist (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels)
Written by one of England's greatest and most popular novelists - Charles Dickens
Set in Victorian London, this is a tale of a spirited young innocent's unwilling but inevitable recruitment into a scabrous gang of thieves. Featuring some of Dickens' most memorable characters!
- The loathsome Fagin
- The vicious Bill Sikes
- The gentle Nancy
- The juvenile pickpocket known as the Artful Dodger.
Editorial Reviews
From the Inside Flap
Starved and mistreated, empty bowl in hand, the young hero musters the courage to approach his master, saying, Please, sir, I want some more. Oliver Twist's famous cry of the heart has resounded with readers since the novel's initial appearance in 1837, and the book remains a popular favorite with fans of all ages.
Dickens was no stranger to the pain of hunger and the degradation of poverty. He poured his own youthful experience of Victorian London's unspeakable squalor into this realistic depiction of the link between destitution and crime. Oliver escapes his miserable servitude by running away to London, where he unwillingly but inevitably joins a scabrous gang of thieves. Masterminded by the loathsome Fagin, the underworld crew features some of Dickens' most memorable characters, including the juvenile pickpocket known as the Artful Dodger, the vicious Bill Sikes, and gentle Nancy, an angel of self-sacrifice.
A profound social critic, Dickens introduced genteel readers to the problems of the poor in a way that had rarely been attempted before. This tale of the struggle between hope and cruelty continues to speak to modern audiences.
From the Back Cover
Starved and mistreated, empty bowl in hand, the young hero musters the courage to approach his master, saying, "Please, sir, I want some more." Oliver Twist's famous cry of the heart has resounded with readers since the novel's initial appearance in 1837, and the book remains a popular favorite with fans of all ages.
Dickens was no stranger to the pain of hunger and the degradation of poverty. He poured his own youthful experience of Victorian London's unspeakable squalor into this realistic depiction of the link between destitution and crime. Oliver escapes his miserable servitude by running away to London, where he unwillingly but inevitably joins a scabrous gang of thieves. Masterminded by the loathsome Fagin, the underworld crew features some of Dickens' most memorable characters, including the juvenile pickpocket known as the Artful Dodger, the vicious Bill Sikes, and gentle Nancy, an angel of self-sacrifice.
A profound social critic, Dickens introduced genteel readers to the problems of the poor in a way that had rarely been attempted before. This tale of the struggle between hope and cruelty continues to speak to modern audiences.
Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.
Product details
- Publisher : Dover Publications; 1st edition (December 30, 2002)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 368 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0486424537
- ISBN-13 : 978-0486424538
- Reading age : 7 - 10 years, from customers
- Lexile measure : 530L
- Item Weight : 9.6 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.2 x 0.9 x 8.2 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #156,576 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,746 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction
- #3,233 in Coming of Age Fiction (Books)
- #5,341 in Classic Literature & Fiction
- Customer Reviews:
About the authors

Charles Dickens was born in 1812 near Portsmouth where his father was a clerk in the navy pay office. The family moved to London in 1823, but their fortunes were severely impaired. Dickens was sent to work in a blacking-warehouse when his father was imprisoned for debt. Both experiences deeply affected the future novelist. In 1833 he began contributing stories to newspapers and magazines, and in 1836 started the serial publication of Pickwick Papers. Thereafter, Dickens published his major novels over the course of the next twenty years, from Nicholas Nickleby to Little Dorrit. He also edited the journals Household Words and All the Year Round. Dickens died in June 1870.

Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more
Customer reviews
Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them.
To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness.
Learn more how customers reviews work on AmazonReviewed in the United States on July 27, 2018
Top reviews from the United States
There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.
Please sir, may I have some more.
I hesitated to rate this book at 5 stars because of the surprising racist stereotypes highlighted. I was truly astounded.
Although I’m black and part of other marginalized identities, I’m not into the ‘cancel culture’
If we really in earnest sought to unearth all stereotyped and prejudicial representations, would likely clean out most books, tv shows and movies would require canceling massive amounts of literature etc that enhance our lives.
So, I had to think hard about my rating.
The audiobook narration was great. I didn’t care for the mini introduction to each chapter. It was likely written in this way to help engage the reader as if you are having a personal interaction regarding the telling of this story.
The Oliver Twist movies are wonderful but now that I read this book, I’m sorely disappointed at how much the movies have removed. Given these modern times, more of the story can be made into a small series of something. This story is intense, layered, complex and the movies only represents a very minute portion of the entire story.
I hood that many will read and/or use the audio narration. Aside from the surprising prejudice/racist stereotypes, Is a enjoyable story, it’s much more mature than the movies. It’s probably best for mature teens onwards.
Re the offensive pieces, I remind myself of the period the author is from and must consider that was acceptable to have and express personal racist opinions. Today, it’s just kept under wraps. Removing the direct words, problems, injustices in words doesn’t take away the actions still in place now.
I wouldn’t want this book to be changed based on todays sensitivities bc the past can’t literally be removed.
Anyways, I absolutely enjoyed this book and the narration. Some parts had me anxious, laughing or sad! Charles dickens was very talented writer. The social-political injustices of real life motivates his writing but being able to express unpopular opinions and write with dual purposes, is fantastic.
Oliver Twist starts off very down and gloomy in many parts and while that scenery doesn't change, the tone definitely does toward the end. It is worth reading for sure and another tome in the classics of Charles Dickens. This version contains some illustrations as well which were very well done and appropriate.
Top reviews from other countries
I have to take one star off for a few things. The art is generally very good. A few.minor flaws with proportion and perspective. I don't count it a mistake that Oliver is drawn to look ridiculously sweet and innocent, because honestly that's pretty much how Sickens wrote him.
There are a few changes in the story. It's not necessarily a problem that they left out the Monks subplot and Oliver being the heir to a fortune. But it's a bit strange how they said that Cabin was under thirty (a, he wasn't, he was an old man, and b, that's weirdly specific) and said that Mr. Sowerberry threw Oliver out instead of him running away. Also, that Oliver quickly realised Fagin and his boys were thieves, when in fact he didn't.
The final problem is that this was obviously written by someone who didn't speak English as a first language. There are numerous minor English errors that any native speaker of English could have fixed immediately.
But even with all these flaws the book is still well worth buying, and I can recommend it. It's a competent retelling of a beautiful tale, with lovely pictures. Children everywhere will enjoy reading it.
Besides which, I'm planning on giving it to my class as an English test, to see if they can spot all the mistakes!
The book is very much of its time, and although Dickens was acutely aware of poverty and class, he seemed to have a racial blind spot - still controversial to this day.
For most people, even if they have never read this before they will recognise a number of the characters, such as Oliver himself, Fagin, Artful Dodger, Bill Sikes, Nancy, the dog Bull’s Eye, and of course the beadle Mr Bumble. The story of course follows the character of the title, as we read of Oliver being born, how he got his name, and how he was given birth to in a workhouse. Taking in the conditions in such institutions and the baby farming that went on, along with the abuse of the system, so we can easily see that young Twist’s life is not an easy one.
As he grows so we read of trying to get him away from the workhouse by apprenticing him, and then his running away to London, where he falls in with certain characters of the underworld. There is certainly a lot of incident here as we read of plots against our hapless main character and the mystery surrounding his mother. Thus falling between those who are moral and those who are immoral so we see the machinations carried out by the latter to keep him on the path of criminalisation for devious purposes.
Taking in the inequalities of the period and the hypocrisy as well as greed of others, although we do see with the likes of the Artful Dodger certain characters of the criminal fraternity glamourizing their deeds, we also see what ends can be awaiting them. This book has always been a popular read, and for many of us this is something that we often come back to, and if this is the first time you are going to read this then prepare to be impressed as you get caught up in the whole tale, although nowadays I should warn you that some of the scenes are a bit oversentimental.












