Oliver Twist
...or the Parish Boy's progressCharles Dickens - 1837
Oliver Twist is English novelist Charles Dickens' second novel. Oliver Twist is a satirical novel, which uses humor and irony to unveil the lives of criminals and orphans to explore the realities of domestic violence and child labor in 19th century London. Although the plot can sometimes be complex, to answer what is Oliver Twist about: the novel follows a young orphan named Oliver Twist in his dismal and often cruel life.