《雾都孤儿》

CONTENTSⅠ．Treats of the place where Oliver Twist was Born；and of the Circumstances attending his Birth1

Ⅱ．Treats of Oliver Twist's Growth，Education，and Board3

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSOliver asking for more11

Ⅲ．Relates how Oliver Twist was very near getting a Place，which would not have been a Sinecure13

Ⅳ．Oliver，being offered another Place，makes his first entry into Public Life20

Ⅴ．Oliver mingles with new Associates．Going to a Funeral for the first time，he forms an unfavourable Notion of his Master's Business25

Ⅵ．Oliver，being go？ded by the Taunts of Noah，rouses into Action，and rather astonishes him34

Oliver plucks up a spirit37

Ⅶ．Oliver continues refractory39

Ⅷ．Oliver walks to London．He cncounters on the road，a strange sort of young Gentleman45

Oliver introduced to the respectable Old Gentleman51

Ⅸ．Containing further Particulars concerning the pleasant old Gentleman，and his hopeful Pupils53

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 History58

Ⅺ．Treats of Mr．Fang the Police Magistrate；and furnishes a slight specimen of his mode of administering Justice62

Ⅻ．In which Oliver is taken better care of，than he ever was before．And in which the Narrative reverts to the merry old Gentle-man and his youthful Friends68

ⅩⅢ．Some new Acquaintances are introduced to the intelligent Reader；connected with whom，various pleasant Matters are related，appertaining to this History75

ⅩⅣ．Comprising further Particulars of Oliver's stay at Mr．Brown-low's．With the remarkable Prediction which one Mr．Grim-wig uttered concerning him，when he went out on an Errand81

ⅩⅤ．Shewing how very fond of Oliver Twist，the merry old Jew and Miss Nancy were89

ⅩⅥ．Relates what became of Oliver Twist，after he had been claimed by Nancy94

ⅩⅧ．Oliver's Destiny，continuing unpropitious，brings a Great Man to London to injure his Reputation102

ⅩⅧ．How Oliver passed his time，in the improving society of his reputable Friends109

ⅩⅨ．In which a notable Plan is discussed and determined on115

ⅩⅩ．Wherein Oliver is delivered over to Mr．William Sikes123

ⅩⅪ．The Expedition129

ⅩⅫ．The Burglary133

The Burglary139

ⅩⅩⅢ．Which contains the substance of a pleasant Conversation be-tween Mr．Bumble and a Lady；and shews that even a Beadle may be susceptible on some points141

ⅩⅩⅣ．Treats of a very poor Subject．But is a short one；and may be found of importance in this History147

ⅩⅩⅣ．Wherein this History reverts to Mr．Fagin and Company150

ⅩⅩⅥ．In which，a mysterious Character appears upon the scene；and many things，inseparable from this History，are done and performed156

ⅩⅩⅦ．Atones for the unpoliteness of a former Chapter；which de-serted a Lady，most unceremoniously165

ⅩⅩⅧ．Looks after Oliver，and proceeds with his Adventures171

Oliver Twist at Mrs．Maylie's door178

ⅩⅩⅨ．Has an introductory Account of the Inmates of the House，to which Oliver resorted180

ⅩⅩⅩ．Relates what Oliver's new Visitors thought of him183

ⅩⅩⅪ．Involves a critical Position188

ⅩⅩⅫ．Of the happy life Oliver began to lead with his kind Friends196

ⅩⅩⅩⅢ．Wherein the Happiness of Oliver and his Friends，experiences a sudden Check203

ⅩⅩⅩⅣ．Contains some introductory Particulars relative to a young Gentleman who now arrives upon the Scene；and a new Adventure which happened to Oliver210

ⅩⅩⅩⅤ．Containing the unsatisfactory result of Oliver's Adventure；and a Conversation of some importance between Harry Maylie and Rose217

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 its time arrives223

ⅩⅩⅩⅦ．In which the Reader may perceive a Contrast，not uncommon in Matrimonial Cases225

Mr．Bumble degraded in the eyes of the Paupers230

ⅩⅩⅩⅧ．Containing an Account of what passed between Mr．and Mrs．Bumble，and Monks，at their noctunal Interview235

ⅩⅩⅩⅨ．Introduces some respectable Characters with whom the Reader is already acquainted，and shews how Monks and the Jew laid their worthy Heads together243

ⅩL．A strange Interview，which is a Sequel to the last Chapter254

ⅩLI．Containing fresh Discoveries，and shewing that Surprises，like Misfortunes，seldom come alone259

ⅩLIL An old Acquaintance of Oliver's，exhibiting decided marks of Genius，becomes a public Character in the Metropolis267

ⅩLIIL Wherein is shewn how the Artful Dodger got into Trouble275

ⅩLⅣ．The Time arrives，for Nancy to redeem her Pledge to Rose Maylie．She fails283

ⅩLⅤ．Noah Claypole is employed by Fagin on a secret Mission288

ⅩLⅥ．The Appointment kept291

ⅩLⅦ．Fatal Consequences298

ⅩLⅦL The Flight of Sikes304

Sikes attempting to destroy his dog311

ⅩLⅨ，Monks and Mr．Brownlow at length meet．Their Conversation， and the Intelligence that interrupts it313

L．The Pursuit and Escape320

LⅠ．Affording an Explanation of more Mysteries than One，and comprehending a proposal of Marriage with no Word of Settlement or Pin-money329

LⅡ．The Jew's last Night alive339

Fagin in the condemned Cell342

LⅢ．And Last347