Dickens reputation was enhanced and strengthened with Oliver Twist. The novel conatins many classic Dickensian themes - grinding poverty, desperation, fear, temptation and the eventual triumph of good in the face of great adversity. Oliver Twist features some of the author's most enduring characters, such as Oliver himself, the tyrannical Bumble, the diabolical Fagin, the menacing Bill Sykes, Nancy and 'The Artful Dodger'. Introduction and notes by Ella Westland, University of Exeter.