CONTENTSⅠ．Treats of the place where Oliver Twist was Born；and of the Circumstances attending his Birth 1
Ⅱ．Treats of Oliver Twist's Growth，Education，and Board 3
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSOliver asking for more 11
Ⅲ．Relates how Oliver Twist was very near getting a Place，which would not have been a Sinecure 13
Ⅳ．Oliver，being offered another Place，makes his first entry into Public Life 20
Ⅴ．Oliver mingles with new Associates．Going to a Funeral for the first time，he forms an unfavourable Notion of his Master's Business 25
Ⅵ．Oliver，being go？ded by the Taunts of Noah，rouses into Action，and rather astonishes him 34
Oliver plucks up a spirit 37
Ⅶ．Oliver continues refractory 39
Ⅷ．Oliver walks to London．He cncounters on the road，a strange sort of young Gentleman 45
Oliver introduced to the respectable Old Gentleman 51
Ⅸ．Containing further Particulars concerning the pleasant old Gentleman，and his hopeful Pupils 53
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 History 58
Ⅺ．Treats of Mr．Fang the Police Magistrate；and furnishes a slight specimen of his mode of administering Justice 62
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 Friends 68
ⅩⅢ．Some new Acquaintances are introduced to the intelligent Reader；connected with whom，various pleasant Matters are related，appertaining to this History 75
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 Errand 81
ⅩⅤ．Shewing how very fond of Oliver Twist，the merry old Jew and Miss Nancy were 89
ⅩⅥ．Relates what became of Oliver Twist，after he had been claimed by Nancy 94
ⅩⅧ．Oliver's Destiny，continuing unpropitious，brings a Great Man to London to injure his Reputation 102
ⅩⅧ．How Oliver passed his time，in the improving society of his reputable Friends 109
ⅩⅨ．In which a notable Plan is discussed and determined on 115
ⅩⅩ．Wherein Oliver is delivered over to Mr．William Sikes 123
ⅩⅪ．The Expedition 129
ⅩⅫ．The Burglary 133
The Burglary 139
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 points 141
ⅩⅩⅣ．Treats of a very poor Subject．But is a short one；and may be found of importance in this History 147
ⅩⅩⅣ．Wherein this History reverts to Mr．Fagin and Company 150
ⅩⅩⅥ．In which，a mysterious Character appears upon the scene；and many things，inseparable from this History，are done and performed 156
ⅩⅩⅦ．Atones for the unpoliteness of a former Chapter；which de-serted a Lady，most unceremoniously 165
ⅩⅩⅧ．Looks after Oliver，and proceeds with his Adventures 171
Oliver Twist at Mrs．Maylie's door 178
ⅩⅩⅨ．Has an introductory Account of the Inmates of the House，to which Oliver resorted 180
ⅩⅩⅩ．Relates what Oliver's new Visitors thought of him 183
ⅩⅩⅪ．Involves a critical Position 188
ⅩⅩⅫ．Of the happy life Oliver began to lead with his kind Friends 196
ⅩⅩⅩⅢ．Wherein the Happiness of Oliver and his Friends，experiences a sudden Check 203
ⅩⅩⅩⅣ．Contains some introductory Particulars relative to a young Gentleman who now arrives upon the Scene；and a new Adventure which happened to Oliver 210
ⅩⅩⅩⅤ．Containing the unsatisfactory result of Oliver's Adventure；and a Conversation of some importance between Harry Maylie and Rose 217
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 arrives 223
ⅩⅩⅩⅦ．In which the Reader may perceive a Contrast，not uncommon in Matrimonial Cases 225
Mr．Bumble degraded in the eyes of the Paupers 230
ⅩⅩⅩⅧ．Containing an Account of what passed between Mr．and Mrs．Bumble，and Monks，at their noctunal Interview 235
ⅩⅩⅩⅨ．Introduces some respectable Characters with whom the Reader is already acquainted，and shews how Monks and the Jew laid their worthy Heads together 243
ⅩL．A strange Interview，which is a Sequel to the last Chapter 254
ⅩLI．Containing fresh Discoveries，and shewing that Surprises，like Misfortunes，seldom come alone 259
ⅩLIL An old Acquaintance of Oliver's，exhibiting decided marks of Genius，becomes a public Character in the Metropolis 267
ⅩLIIL Wherein is shewn how the Artful Dodger got into Trouble 275
ⅩLⅣ．The Time arrives，for Nancy to redeem her Pledge to Rose Maylie．She fails 283
ⅩLⅤ．Noah Claypole is employed by Fagin on a secret Mission 288
ⅩLⅥ．The Appointment kept 291
ⅩLⅦ．Fatal Consequences 298
ⅩLⅦL The Flight of Sikes 304
Sikes attempting to destroy his dog 311
ⅩLⅨ，Monks and Mr．Brownlow at length meet．Their Conversation， and the Intelligence that interrupts it 313
L．The Pursuit and Escape 320
LⅠ．Affording an Explanation of more Mysteries than One，and comprehending a proposal of Marriage with no Word of Settlement or Pin-money 329
LⅡ．The Jew's last Night alive 339
Fagin in the condemned Cell 342
LⅢ．And Last 347