The book Oliver Twist is written by Charles Dickens. The book is about a boy growing up in a dark England during a time when the difference between rich and poor was great. The boy's mother dies shortly after his birth and she leaves behind the orphan boy Oliver twist. In the book, you follow Oliver Twist on his life journey from birth. Among other things, we get to follow his life in the meeting with the infamous criminal Fagin, who teaches Olives to pickpocket. Something that does not feel good for Oliver who does everything he can to escape this. Oliver Twist is one of Charles Dickens' most popular novels and his depiction of London's underworld in the 19th century has become a classic.