The Adventures of Oliver Twist

First published in 1837-39, this novel follows Oliver, a workhouse orphan who is farmed out, apprenticed, and then falls among London thieves. Fagin trains boys to pick pockets; the burglar Bill Sikes and Nancy pull Oliver into a crime world he does not choose. Mr Brownlow and other respectable figures offer another life, while a mystery about Oliver's parentage and a man who wants him ruined drive the plot. The book is a social novel of poverty and crime, not a cheerful tale of street urchins.

Quarter bound in green cloth with gilt decorations and title label on spine, green paper boards patterned in dark green. Green endleaves. Green or pale green slipcase.