Oliver Twist, Chapter 11 summary
Chapter 11 of 53 · 11 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 11, Oliver Twist faces Mr. Fang, who dismisses signs of illness and sentences him to hard labor despite weak evidence. The bookstall keeper arrives with eyewitness testimony that clears Oliver, and Mr. Brownlow takes the unconscious boy away in a coach with the witness.
What happens
- Oliver is searched and locked in a dirty cell, while the robbed gentleman doubts his guilt and puzzles over his familiar features.
- Mr. Brownlow faces insults from Mr. Fang while trying to explain the chase and ask for mercy.
- An officer invents answers for the speechless Oliver, who faints after Fang refuses to recognize his illness.
- Fang sentences Oliver to three months of hard labor, but the bookstall keeper interrupts with evidence that another boy steals the handkerchief.
- Fang discharges Oliver and rebukes Brownlow over an unpaid book.
- Brownlow finds Oliver trembling in the courtyard and takes him away by coach, accompanied by the bookstall keeper.
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What to notice
Fang prevents help even when Oliver is visibly failing. His command exposes the cruelty behind his claims to administer justice.
Quick check
Why does the bookstall keeper arrive only after Fang sentences Oliver?
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