Charles Dickens 
Oliver Twist 

The story of orphaned Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves. Plunged into a dark criminal underworld of vivid and memorable characters — the arch-villain Fagin, the artful Dodger, the menacing Bill Sikes and kind-hearted Nancy — Oliver struggles to survive and find his real family. A rich, powerful look at London poverty from Charles Dickens.