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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![Oliver Twist, Vol. 2 (of 3)](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqp336105bcrwktkfvrq8t6r/editions/2026-09-06-html-v1/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20261014%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261014T110250Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=f459dbc9cf7212da2d377a3392f04794ef263a7c9c8eb4d027ede25ea38e6c3e) ## About this work Oliver Twist longs for safety, but the dark streets of London offer him little refuge. Delivered into the hands of the brutal Bill Sikes, he is drawn toward a burglary whose consequences will test his courage and threaten his life. Through mist, darkness, alarm bells, and desperate pursuit, Oliver becomes the wounded center of a criminal flight. Yet danger does not end when the chase is over. At the Maylie household, uneasy questions begin to gather, while Fagin and a mysterious companion appear at the window, their recognition of Oliver charged with hatred and menace. In this second volume of Dickens’s celebrated bildungsroman, innocence struggles against exploitation, violence, and secrets that refuse to remain buried. This Publica.now Classics edition includes a new typographic cover and publisher opening and closing pages. Sample ## Take a look inside OLIVER TWIST. VOL. II. The Burglary. London, Richard Bentley, Jany. 1, 1838. OLIVER TWIST. BY CHARLES DICKENS. AUTHOR OF “THE PICKWICK PAPERS.” SECOND EDITION. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. II. LONDON: RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET. ———— 1839\. WHITING, BEAUFORT HOUSE. OLIVER TWIST. CHAPTER XX. WHEREIN OLIVER IS DELIVERED OVER TO MR. WILLIAM SIKES. When Oliver awoke in the morning he was a good deal surprised to find that a new pair of shoes with strong thick soles had been placed at his bedside, and that his old ones had been removed. At first he was pleased with the discovery, hoping that it might be the forerunner of his release; but such thoughts were quickly dispelled on his sitting down to breakfast alone with the Jew, who told him, in a tone and manner which increased his alarm, that he was to be taken to the residence of Bill Sikes that night. “To—to—stop there, sir?” asked Oliver, anxiously. “No, no, my dear, not to stop there,” replied the Jew. “We shouldn’t like to lose you. Don’t be afraid, Oliver, you shall come back to us again. Ha! ha! ha! We wont be so cruel as to send you away, my dear. Oh no, no!” The old man, who was stooping over the fire toasting a piece of bread, looked round as he bantered Oliver thus, and chuckled as if to shew that he knew he would still be very glad to get away if he could. “I suppose,” said the Jew, fixing his eyes on Oliver, “you want to know what you’re going to Bill’s for—eh, my dear?” Oliver coloured involuntarily to find that the old thief had been reading his thoughts; but boldly said, “Yes, he did want to know.” “Why, do you think?” inquired Fagin, parrying the question. “Indeed… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Foliver-twist-vol-2-of-3) The sample continues in the full work. 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