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OliverOliver is a poor orphan born in a workhouse, where his mother dies after holding him.First seen in chapter 1
Mr. BumbleMr. Bumble takes Oliver from the branch workhouse on his ninth birthday.First seen in chapter 2
Mrs. MannMrs. Mann neglects the children in her care and keeps most of their allowance.First seen in chapter 2
Mr. SowerberryMr. Sowerberry takes Oliver from the workhouse as a houseboy on trial.First seen in chapter 4
Noah ClaypoleNoah Claypole bullies Oliver in the undertaker’s household and claims authority over him.First seen in chapter 5
FaginFagin receives Oliver in a room of boys after Jack Dawkins brings him there.First seen in chapter 8
Jack DawkinsJack Dawkins gives the exhausted Oliver food and brings him to Fagin.First seen in chapter 8
Mrs. BedwinMrs. Bedwin cares for Oliver during his recovery from fever at Brownlow’s house.First seen in chapter 12
NancyNancy disguises herself as Oliver’s sister to discover what happened to him at the police office.First seen in chapter 13
SikesSikes arrives with his dog and demands news of Oliver from the police office.First seen in chapter 13
MonksMonks has a bargain with Fagin to turn Oliver into a thief.First seen in chapter 26
Mrs. MaylieMrs. Maylie receives Mr. Losberne at the house where the wounded boy lies upstairs.First seen in chapter 29

Chapter 1
Oliver is born in a workhouse, survives his struggle to breathe, and loses his mother.
Chapter 2
Oliver asks for more gruel, is confined, and becomes the subject of an apprenticeship offer.
Chapter 7
After another beating, Oliver secretly leaves the undertaker’s house and receives a farewell blessing from Dick.
Chapter 8
Oliver walks toward London, accepts food from Jack Dawkins, and follows him to Fagin.
Chapter 10
Oliver discovers his companions are thieves, flees in fright, and is arrested after a crowd pursues him.
Chapter 11
The bookstall keeper clears Oliver, and Brownlow takes the unconscious boy away.
Chapter 15
Nancy pretends to be Oliver’s sister and helps Sikes seize him during his errand.
Chapter 16
Nancy protects Oliver from further violence after the gang takes his money and books.
Chapter 19
Fagin and Sikes agree to use Oliver in a burglary at Chertsey.
Chapter 22
Forced into the house, Oliver resolves to warn its occupants but is shot before he can act.
Chapter 26
Monks confronts Fagin about their bargain to turn Oliver into a thief.
Chapter 28
The abandoned, wounded Oliver reaches the house the robbers attacked and receives help.
Chapter 30
Oliver tells his history, and Rose and Mrs. Maylie seek to protect him.
Chapter 33
Rose develops a dangerous fever, but Mr. Losberne eventually announces that she is out of danger.
Chapter 38
Monks buys information and keepsakes from Mrs. Bumble, then sinks the locket and wedding ring in the river.
Chapter 40
Nancy tells Rose that Monks is Oliver’s brother and pays Fagin to corrupt him.
Chapter 41
Oliver reunites with Brownlow, who agrees to help investigate Nancy’s information while protecting her confidence.
Chapter 46
Nancy meets Rose and Brownlow near London Bridge while Noah secretly listens to their conversation.
Chapter 47
After hearing Noah’s report, Sikes returns home and murders Nancy.
Chapter 49
Brownlow confronts Monks about Oliver’s identity and inheritance, securing his promise to confess and make restitution.
Chapter 50
Pursued by a crowd, Sikes attempts to escape from a roof and accidentally hangs himself.
Chapter 51
Monks confirms Oliver’s parentage, Rose learns she is his mother’s sister, and she accepts Harry’s proposal.
Chapter 52
Fagin receives a death sentence and reveals the hiding place of Monks’s papers to Oliver and Brownlow.
Chapter 53
Rose marries Harry, Brownlow adopts Oliver, and Oliver agrees to share his inheritance with Monks.
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