This source is an adapted e-book version of Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist, published by Saddleback Educational Publishing in 2001. The provided excerpts introduce Oliver Twist, an orphaned boy in 19th-century London who escapes the harsh conditions of the workhouse only to fall in with a gang of thieves. The initial chapters detail Oliver's difficult circumstances, his brief encounter with kindness, and his subsequent entanglement with the criminal underworld, hinting at a narrative focused on his survival and the potential for redemption.