Charles Dickens was born in London in 1812. His family was quite poor. In his life, he changed several jobs and met all kinds people. Many of his novels were really from his experiences in the past. Oliver Twist is his novel. It came in 1838 and was very successful and became more and more in the world.
Because of this novel, people began to great attention to poor children at that time. Many of Dickens' novels are still read widely all over the world today.