Kathleen Olmstead; Dan (ILT) Andreasen; Charles Dickens Presents a retelling of the Victorian-era adventures of an orphan boy who lives in the squalid surroundings of a nineteenth-century English workhouse until he becomes involved with a gang of thieves. An abridged version of the adventures of the orphan boy who is forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London. Dickens’ timeless novel transports young readers to a colorful Victorian England filled with mistreated orphans, grim workhouses, and gangs of thieving children. The hero finds himself in dire circumstances after he dares to beg for more food in the orphanage. Determined to make his way in the world, he escapes to London, where he becomes involved with criminals…and finally finds a real home.