CONTENTS. CHAP. I.-Treats of the Place where Oliver Twist was Born; and of the Circumstances attending his PAGE 1 2 II.-Treats of Oliver Twist's Growth, Education, and Board III.-Relates how Oliver Twist was very near getting a Place, which would not have been a IV.-Oliver, being offered another Place, makes his first Entry into Public Life 17 VI.-Oliver, being goaded by the Taunts of Noah, rouses into Action, and rather astonishes him X-Oliver becomes better acquainted with the Characters of his new Associates; and purchases Experience at a high Price. Being a short, but very important Chapter, in this History XI.-Treats of Mr. Fang, the Police Magistrate; and furnishes a slight Specimen of his Mode of XIII.-Some new Acquaintances are introduced to the intelligent Reader; connected with whom, XV.-Showing how very end of Oliver Twist, the merry old Jew and Miss Nancy were XVIII.-How Oliver passed his Time, in the improving Society of his reputable Friends XIX. In which a notable Plan is discussed and determined on XX.-Wherein Oliver is delivered over to Mr. William Sikes XXI.-The Expedition 49 XXII.-The Burglary XXIII.-Which contains the Substance of a pleasant Conversation between Mr. Bumble and a XVI-In which a mysterious Character appears upon the Scene; and many things, inseparable from this History, are done and performed CHAP. XXVII.-Atones for the unpoliteness or a former chapter; which deserted a Lady, most uncere- XXIX. Has an introductory Account of the Inmates of the House to which Oliver resorted XXX.-Relates what Oliver's new Visitors thought of him XXXI.-Involves a critical Position .. XXXII.-Of the happy Life Oliver began to lead with his kind Friends XXXIII.-Wherein the Happiness of Oliver and his Friends experiences a sudden Check XXXIV.-Contains some introductory Particulars relative to a young Gentleman who now arrives upon the Scene; and a new Adventure which happened to Oliver XXXV.-Containing the unsatisfactory Result of Oliver's Adventure; and a Conversation of some Importance between Harry Maylie and Rose XXXVI.-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 XXXVII.-In which the Reader may perceive a Contrast, not uncommon in matrimonial Cases XXVIII.-Containing an Account of what passed between Mr. and Mrs. Bumble, and Mr. Monks, at XXXIX.-Introduces some respectable Characters with whom the Reader is already acquainted, and shows how Monks and the Jew laid their worthy Heads together XL.-A strange Interview, which is a Sequel to the last Chapter XLI.-Containing fresh Discoveries, and showing that Surprises, like Misfortunes, seldom come 106 109 XLIII.-Wherein is shown how the Artful Dodger got into trouble XLIV.-The Time arrives for Nancy to redeem her Pledge to Rose Maylie. She fails |