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Oliver Twists famous cry of the heart — Please, sir, I want some more — has resounded with generations of readers of all ages. The author poured his own youthful experience of Victorian Londons unspeakable squalor into this realistic depiction of a spirited young innocents unwilling but inevitable recruitment into a scabrous gang of thieves. Masterminded by the loaths Oliver Twists famous cry of the heart — Please, sir, I want some more — has resounded with generations of readers of all ages. The author poured his own youthful experience of Victorian Londons unspeakable squalor into this realistic depiction of a spirited young innocents unwilling but inevitable recruitment into a scabrous gang of thieves. Masterminded by the loathsome Fagin, the underworld crew features some of Dickenss most memorable characters, including the vicious Bill Sikes, gentle Nancy, and the juvenile pickpocket known as the Artful Dodger.