Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens from Coterie Classics All Coterie Classics have been formatted for ereaders and devices and include a bonus link to the free audio book. “My heart is set, as firmly as ever heart of man was set on woman. I have no thought, no view, no hope, in life beyond her; and if you oppose me in this great stake, you take my peace and happiness in your hands, and cast them to the wind.” ― Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist Oliver Twist is the story of a young orphan who runs away from a workhouse to join a gang of thieves and is Charles Dickens’ scathing critique on the underbelly of London.