19世纪30年代，雾都伦敦，小男孩奥利佛·特维斯特自幼被父母抛弃，孤独地在教区抚幼院里长大，随后他被迫进入苛刻的巴姆鲍经营的棺材店里做学徒，由于不能承受繁重的劳动和老板的打骂，他逃到伦敦街上，成为一名雾都孤儿。在伦敦游荡的时候，独自一人的奥利佛被当地一个扒手黑帮盯上，并且被险恶的费金骗进充满罪恶和肮脏的贼窝，费金希望能够将奥利佛训练成一位盗窃能手以成为自己的“孩子盗窃集团”的一员，从而又多了一个可以为自己获取不义之财的途径。

身陷囫囵的奥利佛得到和蔼的布郎罗先生的帮助，但仅仅是他一系列冒险经历的开始。恶劣的环境、重重的误会、人性的黑暗包围着奥利佛，在流浪中他历尽艰辛，但奥利佛始终保持纯真的心，对生命抱有希望，甚至让二号贼首赛克斯的情妇南希良心发现，在他天真纯洁的身上看到往日清白的自己，最终冒着生命危险将奥利佛救出贼窟。然而，南希为了救这位可怜的孤儿而被杀，奥利佛·特维斯特经过百般周折之后，终于知道了自已真实的身份…………

弃婴奥利弗从小在孤儿院长大。九岁时被送给棺材店老板做学徒。他不堪忍受饥饿和侮辱，逃到伦敦，不慎落人贼窝，被迫当了扒手。后被富有的布朗洛先生收留，然而不幸被小扒手发现，又人贼窝。善良的女扒手南希为了营救奥利弗，不顾贼头的监视和威胁，告诉布朗洛先生奥利弗就是他寻找已久的外孙，结果惨遭贼窝头目杀害。警察随即围剿了贼窝，奥利弗终于得以与亲人团聚。

CHAPTER 1

TREATS OF THE PLACE WHERE OLIVER TWIST WAS BORN, AND OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES ATTENDING HIS BIRTH

CHAPTER 2

TREATS OF OLIVER TWIST'S GROWTH,EDUCATION, AND BOARD

CHAPTER 3

RELATES HOW OLIVER TWIST WAS VERY NEAR GETTING A PLACE, WHICH WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A SINECURE

CHAPTER 4

OLIVER, BEING OFFERED ANOTHER PLACE,MAKES HIS FIRST ENTRY INTO PUBLIC LIFE

CHAPTER 5

OLIVER MINGLES WITH NEW ASSOCIATES.GOING TO A FUNERAL FOR THE FIRST TIME HE FORMS AN UNFAVOURABLE NOTION OF HIS MASTER'S BUSINESS

CHAPTER 6

OLIVER, BEING GOADED BY THE TAUNTS OF NOAH, ROUSES INTO ACTION, AND RATHER ASTONISHES HIM

CHAPTER 7

OLIVER CONTINUES REFRACTORY

CHAPTER 8

OLIVER WALKS TO LONDON. HE ENCOUN-TERS ON THE ROAD A STRANGE SORT OF YOUNG GENTLEMAN

CHAPTER 9

CONTAINING FURTHER PARTICULARS CONCERNING THE PLEASANT OLD GENTLE-MAN, AND HIS HOPEFUL PUPILS

CHAPTER 10

OLIVER BECOMES BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH THE CHARACTERS OF HIS NEW ASSO-CIATES; AND PURCHASES EXPERIENCE AT A HIGH PRICE. BEING A SHORT, BUT VERY IMPORTANT CHAPTER, IN THIS HISTORY

CHAPTER 11

TREATS OF MR. FANG THE POLICE MAGIS-TRATE; AND FURNISHES A SLIGHT SPECIMEN OF HIS MODE OF ADMINISTERING JUSTICE

CHAPTER 12

IN WHICH OLIVER IS TAKEN BETTER CARE OF THAN HE EVER WAS BEFORE. WITH SOME PARTICULARS CONCERNING A CERTAIN PICTURE

CHAPTER 13

REVERTS TO THE MERRY OLD GENTLEMAN AND HIS YOUTHFUL FREENDS, THROUGH WHOM A NEW ACQUAINTANCE IS INTRO-DUCED TO THE INTELLIGENT READER, AND CONNECTED WITH WHOM VARIOUS PLEAS-ANT MATTERS ARE RELATED APPERTAINING TO THIS HISTORY

CHAPTER 14

COMPRISING FURTHER PARTICULARS OF OLIVER'S STAY AT MR. BROWNLOW'S, WITH THE REMARKABLE PREDICTION WHICH ONE MR. GRIMWIG UTTERED CONCERNING HIM,WHEN HE WENT OUT ON AN ERRAND

CHAPTER 15

SHOWING HOW VERY FOND OF OLIVER TWIST THE MERRY OLD JEW AND MISS NANCY WERE

CHAPTER 16

RELATES WHAT BECAME OF OLIVER TWIST AFTER HE HAD BEEN CLAIMED BY NANCY

CHAPTER 17

OLIVER'S DESTINY CONTINUING UNPROPI-TIOUS, BRINGS A GREAT MAN TO LONDON TO INJURE HIS REPUTATION

CHAPTER 18

HOW OLIVER PASSED HIS TIME IN THE IMPROVING SOCIETY OF HIS REPUTABLE FRIENDS

CHAPTER 19

IN WHICH A NOTABLE PLAN IS DISCUSSED AND DETERMINED ON

CHAPTER 2O

WHEREIN OLVER IS DELIVERED OVER TO MR.WILLIAM SIKES

CHAPTER 21

THE EXPEDITION

CHAPTER 22

THE BURGLARY

CHAPTER 23

WHICH CONTAINS THE SUBSTANCE OF A PLEASANT CONVERSATION BETWEEN MR.BUMBLE AND A LADY; AND SHOWS THAT EVEN A BEADLE MAY BE SUSCElYTIBLE ON SOME POINTS

CHAPTER 24

TREATS OF A VERY POOR SUBJECT. BUT IS A SHORT ONE, AND MAY BE FOUND OF IMPOR-TANCE IN THIS HISTORY

CHAPTER 25

WHEREIN THIS HISTORY REVERTS TO MR.FAGIN AND COMPANY

CHAPTER 26

IN WHICH A MYSTERIOUS CHARACTER APPEARS UPON THE SCENE; AND MANY THINGS, INSEPARABLE FROM THIS HISTORY,ARE DONE AND PERFORMED

CHAPTER 27

ATONES FOR THE UNPOLITENESS OF A FORMER CHAPTER; WHICH DESERTED A LADY, MOST UNCEREMONIOUSLY

CHAPTER 28

LOOKS AFTER OLIVER, AND PROCEEDS WITH HIS ADVENTURES

CHAPTER 29

HAS AN INTRODUCTORY ACCOUNT OF THE INMATES OF THE HOUSE TO WHICH OLIVER RESORTED

CHAPTER 30

RELATES WHAT OLIVER'S NEW VISITORS THOUGHT OF HIM

CHAPTER 31

INVOLVES A CRITICAL POSITION

CHAPTER 32

OF THE HAPPY LIFE OLIVER BEGAN TO LEAD WITH HIS KIND FRIENDS

CHAPTER 33

WHEREIN THE HAPPINESS OF OLIVER AND HIS FRIENDS EXPERIENCES A SUDDEN CHECK

CHAPTER 34

CONTAINS SOME INTRODUCTORY PARTICU-LARS RELATIVE TO A YOUNG GENTLEMAN WHO NOW ARRIVES UPON THE SCENE; AND A NEW ADVENTURE WHICH HAPPENED TO OLIVER

CHAPTER 35

CONTAINING THE UNSATISFACTORY RESULT OF OLIVER'S ADVENTURE; AND A CONVER-SATION OF SOME IMPORTANCE BETWEEN HARRY MAYLIE AND ROSE

CHAPTER 36

IS A VERY SHORT ONE, AND MAY APPEAR OF NO GREAT IMPORTANCE IN ITS PLACE. BUT IT SHOULD BE READ, NOTWITHSTANDING,AS A SEQUEL TO THE LAST, AND A KEY TO ONE THAT WILL FOLLOW WHEN ITS TIME ARRIVES

CHAPTER 37

IN WHICH THE READER MAY PERCEIVE A CONTRAST, NOT UNCOMMON IN MATRIMC NIAL CASES

CHAPTER 38

CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF WHAT PASSED BETWEEN MR. AND MRS. BUMBLE,AND MR. MONKS, AT THEIR NOCTURNAL INTERVIEW

CHAPTER 39

INTRODUCES SOME RESPECTABLE CHARAC-TERS WITH WHOM THE READER IS ALREADY ACQUAINTED, AND SHOWS HOW MONKS AND THE JEW LAID THEIR WORTHY HEADS TOGETHER

CHAPTER 40

A STRANGE INTERVIEW, WHICH IS A SEQUEL TO THE LAST CHAMBER

CHAPTER 41

CONTAINING FRESH DISCOVERIES, AND SHOWING THAT SUPRISES, LIKE MISFOR-TUNES, SELDOM COME ALONE

CHAPTER 42

AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE OF OLIVER'S,EXHIBITING DECIDED MARKS OF GENIUS,BECOMES A PUBLIC CHARACTER IN THE METROPOLIS

CHAPTER 43

WHEREIN IS SHOWN HOW THE ARTFUL DODGER GOT INTO TROUBLE

CHAPTER 44

THE TIME ARRIVES FOR NANCY TO REDEEM HER PLEDGE TO ROSE MAYLIE. SHE FAILS

CHAPTER 45

NOAH CLAYPOLE IS EMPLOYED BY FAGIN ON A SECRET MISSION

CHAPTER 46

THE APPOINTMENT KEPT

CHAPTER 47

FATAL CONSEQUENCES

CHAPTER 48

THE FLIGHT OF SIKES

CHAPTER 49

MONKS AND MR. BROWNLOW AT LENGTH MEET. THEIR CONVERSATION, AND THE INTELLIGENCE THAT INTERRUPTS IT

CHAPTER 5O

THE PURSUIT AND ESCAPE

CHAPTER 51

AFFORDING AN EXPLANATION OF MORE MYSTERIES THAN ONE, AND COMPREHEND-ING A PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE WITH NO WORD OF SETTLEMENT OR PINMONEY

CHAPTER 52

FAGIN'S LAST NIGHT ALIVE

CHAPTER 53

AND LAST