Oliver Twist is a gripping portrayal of London's dark criminal underbelly. The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, viciou…
A Christmas Carol is a novella by Charles Dickens. The first edition of the novel was published by Chapman & Hall in London and illustrated by John Leech. A Christmas Carol tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, and the spirits of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Ghosts of Christmas Present and Ghosts of Christmas To C…