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Treats of the Place Where Oliver Twist Was Born, and of the Circumstances Attending His Birth

Oliver is born in a workhouse to an unknown woman who dies moments after delivery. He survives against the odds, passed immediately into the care of parish authorities.

Treats of Oliver Twist's Growth, Education, and Board

Oliver spends his early years farmed out to a branch workhouse run by Mrs. Mann, where children are underfed and neglected.

Relates How Oliver Twist Was Very Near Getting a Place Which Would Not Have Been a Sinecure

Oliver is locked up after the gruel incident and becomes a kind of local scandal. The board tries to apprentice him out, first to a chimney sweep who seems likely to kill him, and…

Oliver, Being Offered Another Place, Makes His First Entry into Public Life

Oliver is apprenticed to the undertaker Mr. Sowerberry.

Oliver Mixes with New Associates. Going to a Funeral for the First Time, He Forms an Unfavourable Notion of His Master's Business

Oliver accompanies Sowerberry to a pauper's funeral and sees how the poor are buried with contempt and speed. Back at the shop, Noah taunts Oliver about his dead mother, and Olive…

Oliver, Being Goaded by the Taunts of Noah, Rouses into Action, and Rather Astonishes Him

Oliver has been apprenticed to the undertaker Sowerberry and is bullied relentlessly by the older charity boy Noah Claypole.

Oliver Continues Refractory

After being released from the cellar, Oliver is beaten again by Mr. Bumble and Mr.

Oliver Walks to London. He Encounters on the Road a Strange Sort of Young Gentleman

Oliver walks toward London, hungry and exhausted, covering the distance over several days. Near the end of his journey he meets the Artful Dodger, a street-smart boy who offers hi…

Containing Further Particulars Concerning the Pleasant Old Gentleman, and His Hopeful Pupils

Oliver wakes up in Fagin's den and observes the old man and his boys going through stolen goods. Fagin notices Oliver watching and becomes briefly threatening, but relaxes when he…

Oliver Becomes Better Acquainted with the Characters of His New Associates, and Purchases Experience at a High Price

Oliver goes out with the Dodger and another boy named Charley Bates and watches them steal a handkerchief from an old gentleman reading at a bookstall.

Treats of Mr. Fang the Police Magistrate; and Furnishes a Slight Specimen of His Mode of Administering Justice

Oliver collapses after being caught near the bookstall and is dragged before the magistrate Mr. Fang.

In Which Oliver Is Taken Better Care of Than He Ever Was Before

Oliver wakes up in Brownlow's comfortable home, nursed back to health by Brownlow's housekeeper Mrs. Bedwin.

Some New Acquaintance Are Introduced to the Intelligent Reader; Connected with Whom Various Pleasant Matters Are Related, Appertaining to This History

The story shifts back to Fagin's world. Bill Sikes, a violent and brutal housebreaker, is introduced along with his dog and his companion Nancy.

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

Oliver continues to recover at Brownlow's and is given new clothes. Brownlow's friend Mr.

Showing How the Jew and Miss Nancy Were Employed During the Absence of Oliver; and What Kind of Errand He Went On

Fagin sends Nancy to find Oliver before he can return to Brownlow's. Nancy spots Oliver on the street and pretends to be his loving sister, making a public scene to prevent him fr…

Relates What Became of Oliver Twist, After He Had Been Claimed by Nancy

Nancy drags Oliver back to Fagin's den, cutting off his brief taste of safety with the Maylies. Fagin beats Oliver and takes back the books Mr.

Oliver's Destiny Continuing Unpropitious, Brings a Great Man to London to Injure His Reputation

Dickens steps back to comment on the mechanics of storytelling, then shifts to Mr. Bumble traveling to London.

How Oliver Passed His Time in the Improving Society of His Reputable Friends

Oliver is kept at Fagin's and slowly drawn into the gang's routines. He watches the boys practice pickpocketing, listens to Fagin's stories glorifying criminal life, and reads boo…

In Which a Notable Plan Is Discussed and Determined On

Fagin and Sikes plan a burglary and decide they need a small boy to slip through a narrow window. Fagin proposes Oliver.

Wherein Oliver Is Delivered Over to Mr. William Sikes

Nancy brings Oliver to Sikes's lodgings. Sikes is cold and threatening from the start.

The Expedition

Oliver is woken in the dead of night and taken by Toby Crackit and Bill Sikes on a long, cold journey out of London. He has no idea where they are going or what they are about to…

The Burglary

The robbery goes wrong almost immediately. Oliver is pushed through the window but, instead of opening the door for Sikes, he tries to wake the household to raise the alarm.

Which Contains the Substance of a Pleasant Conversation Between Mr. Bumble and a Lady; and Shows That Even a Beadle May Be Susceptible on Some Points

Back in Oliver's hometown, Mr. Bumble visits Mrs.

Treats of a Very Poor Subject; but Is a Short One, and May Be Found of Importance in This History

Mrs. Corney finally goes to the dying old woman, Sally, who was present at Oliver's birth.

Wherein This History Reverts to Mr. Fagin and Company

The narrative returns to London and to Fagin, who is anxious about the failed robbery and the fact that Oliver has not come back.

In Which a Mysterious Character Appears Upon the Scene; and Many Things, Inseparable from This History, Are Done and Performed

Fagin meets with a shadowy figure named Monks, who has a personal interest in Oliver that goes beyond ordinary criminal business.

Atones for the Unpoliteness of a Former Chapter; Which Deserted a Lady, Most Unceremoniously

The chapter circles back to pick up where the story left the Bumbles. Mr.

Looks After Oliver, and Proceeds with His Adventures

Oliver, wounded after the botched robbery, is left behind by Sikes and eventually found by the people whose house was targeted: the Maylies.

Has an Introduction to the Reader of a New Character Who Is Forced to Make His Appearance in This Place, Whether He Will or No

The doctor called to treat Oliver is Mr. Losberne, a cheerful and good-natured man who becomes an ally to the Maylies.

Relates What Oliver's New Visitors Thought of Him

Oliver recovers at the Maylies' home and is visited by Losberne and the Maylie women as he regains strength. They observe him, talk with him, and grow more attached.

Involves a Critical Position

Fagin and his gang are in serious trouble after the botched burglary. Toby Crackit returns to Fagin's hideout and reports that Oliver was shot and left behind, and that Bill Sikes…

Of the Happy Life Oliver Began to Lead with His Kind Friends

Oliver recovers from his gunshot wound in the care of Mrs. Maylie and Rose.

Wherein the Happiness of Oliver and His Friends Experiences a Sudden Check

The peaceful interlude is broken when Rose Maylie falls seriously ill. The household is thrown into fear and grief.

Contains Some Introductory Particulars Relative to a Young Gentleman Who Now Arrives upon the Scene; and a New Adventure Which Happened to Oliver

This chapter introduces Mr. Monks, a mysterious and sinister man with a secret connection to Oliver.

Containing the Unsatisfactory Result of Oliver's Adventure; and a Conversation of Some Importance Between Harry Maylie and Rose

The aftermath of Oliver's sighting of Fagin is investigated but leads nowhere. No trace of Fagin or the stranger is found, and Oliver's account is doubted.

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

Rose Maylie falls seriously ill, and Oliver is sent to post a letter to Mr. Brownlow on her behalf.

In Which the Reader May Perceive a Contrast, Not Uncommon in Matrimonial Cases

Mr. and Mrs.

Containing an Account of What Passed Between Mr. and Mrs. Bumble and Monks, at Their Nocturnal Interview

Monks meets the Bumbles at night near a ruined building by a river. Mrs.

Introduces Some Respectable Characters with Whom the Reader Is Already Acquainted, and Shows How Monks and the Jew Laid Their Worthy Heads Together

Monks meets with Fagin in secret. Monks is furious that Oliver ended up with the Maylies instead of being convicted and ruined as planned.

A Strange Interview, Which Is a Sequel to the Last Chapter

Nancy drugs Sikes so she can slip away undetected. She travels to a hotel and manages to get a message to Rose Maylie, who agrees to meet her.

Containing Fresh Discoveries, and Showing That Surprises, Like Misfortunes, Seldom Come Alone

Monks and Fagin meet again, and it becomes clear that Monks has a personal stake in keeping Oliver trapped in a criminal life.

An Old Acquaintance of Oliver's, Exhibiting Decided Marks of Genius, Becomes a Public Character in the Metropolis

The Artful Dodger and Charley Bates are still working the streets of London. The Dodger in particular is shown at his most confident, treating his criminal career as a kind of pro…

Wherein Is Shown How the Artful Dodger Got into Trouble

The Artful Dodger is caught and brought before a magistrate. Rather than showing fear or remorse, he treats the courtroom like a stage and performs for the crowd.

The Time Arrives for Nancy to Redeem Her Pledge to Rose Maylie. She Fails

Nancy had promised Rose Maylie that she would meet her again with more information about the conspiracy against Oliver.

Noah Claypole Is Employed by Fagin on a Secret Mission

Fagin, suspicious that someone in his circle is talking to outsiders, recruits Noah Claypole to spy on Nancy. Noah, who has been working for Fagin since arriving in London with Ch…

The Appointment Kept

Nancy sneaks away from Sikes late at night and meets Rose Maylie and Mr. Brownlow on London Bridge.

Fatal Consequences

Fagin has had Nancy followed and learns she met with Brownlow and Rose. He passes this information to Sikes, framing it to make Sikes believe Nancy has betrayed him to the police.

The Flight of Sikes

Sikes wanders through the countryside and back toward London, unable to outrun the image of Nancy's dead eyes. He cannot sleep, cannot eat, and cannot stay still.

Monks and Mr. Brownlow at Last Meet. Their Conversation, and the Intelligence That Interrupts It

Brownlow, using the information Nancy provided, tracks down Monks and confronts him privately. He reveals that he knows Monks is Edward Leeford, Oliver's half-brother, and that Mo…

The Pursuit and Escape

Sikes is tracked to a rooftop in the criminal district of London. A crowd gathers below.

Affording an Explanation of More Mysteries Than One, and Comprehending a Proposal of Marriage with No Word of Settlement or Pin-Money

The loose ends of the plot get tied up in one long scene of revelation. Mr.

Fagin's Last Night Alive

Fagin has been convicted and sentenced to hang. This chapter follows his final hours in the condemned cell at Newgate.

And Last

The final chapter wraps up every surviving character's fate. Monks takes his share of the remaining money, goes to America, returns to crime, and dies in prison.