Feeling Sorry for Fagin!

It is a measure of how good Charles Dickens is as a writer that he makes us feel sorry for a man that we've already seen inspire murder! At the end we can't help but feel sorry for Fagin - it's human nature. You have to have a heart made out of stone not to pity him. He has always been described as an animal of some sort, only at the end he seems defenceless and all alone. Find out how here.

What is Dickens' message in Oliver Twist?

What is Charles Dickens trying to achieve by writing Oliver Twist? How does it relate to the death penalty and the poor laws (the laws governing the care of those who could not look after themselves)? Find out here. Use this podcast as a start point - see what else you can discover.