Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens is a gripping tale of an orphan's struggle to survive in the harsh streets of Victorian London. The story follows young Oliver as he escapes a brutal workhouse, only to fall into the hands of the sinister Fagin and his gang of child thieves. Through Oliver's trials and tribulations, Dickens exposes the social injustices and…
Minor boys sexually exploited "Youth fired by unrealistic idealism *Misguided youths ending up as terrorists "The elderly abandoned by their children "Politicians exploiting tragedies for their own selfish needs Children failing parental ambitions "Self destruction; a brilliant editor dies in oblivion. Each of these common issues and many more find expression in this collection of absorbing short stories which speak…