Chapter-6 One night, Bill, Sikes, Crackit and Toby (the members of the Jew’s party) along with Oliver went out on a robbery spree. All of them except Oliver had their pistols fully loaded. In the dead of night they made their way towards a house to loot it. Now for the first time, Oliver nearly […]
Chapter-5 In the obscure parlour of a low public-house in the filthiest part of Little Saffron Hill, a dark and gloomy den where a flaring gaslight burnt all day in the winter time, and where no ray of sun ever shone in the summer, there sat Mr William Sikes. At his feet sat a white-coated,
Chapter-4 After a hot chase, Oliver was caught. The offence had been committed within the district, and indeed in the immediate neighbourhood of a very notorious metropolitan police office. The crown had only the satisfaction of accompanying Oliver through two or three streets and down a place called Mutton Hill, when he was led beneath
Chapter-3 Hearing the uproar Oliver ran away from there. He reached the stile at which the bypath terminated, and once more gained the high road. It was eight o’clock now. Though he was nearly five miles away from the town, he ran and hid behind the hedges, by turns, till noon, fearing that he might
Chapter-2 Mr Bumble, who had been dispatched by the board to make various preliminary inquiries, with a view to finding out some captain or other who wanted a cabin-boy without any friends, was returning to the workhouse when he encountered at the gate no less a person than Mr Sowerberry, the parochial undertaker. Mr Sowerberry
Chapter-1 In a certain town, there was a workhouse. In that workhouse, a child by the name Oliver Twist was born. There was nobody by but a pauper old woman who was rendered rather misty by an unwonted allowance of beer, and a parish surgeon.As Oliver gave his first cry, the patchwork coverlet which was
There was a very poor woodcutter. In spite of the poverty he was very honest. Once, he was cutting a branch from the tree that stood on the river-bank. The axe slipped out of his hands and fell into the river.The river was very deep. He could not descend into the river to recover his
Obeying the orders of the lion—the forest king, the fox invited the stork to dinner towards the settlement of certain disputes peacefully, even though he did it half-heartedly. The fox prepared a tasty soup and served it up on plates. The stork much to his embarrassment was hardly able to have any of it.Like a
Chapter-21 Next morning, the marriage between Jane and MrRochester took place at church. Both were extremely happy. Jane was his vision. She wrote to Diana and Mary about her marriage with Mr Rochester. She also corresponded with St John who was living in India. St John blessed Jane and Mr Rochester.He entered on the path
There was a farmer. Once he had to go across a river. There was no bridge. Only a small boat stood moored at the bank. The farmer had a lion, a bale of grass and a goat to take along. The boat could not carry more than two individuals or items at a time. Thus,
Chapter-20 After St John had left for India, Jane bade goodbye to Diana, Mary and Hannah and was soon on the road to Thornfield Hall. It was a journey of thirty-six hours. At last, Jane reached near Thornfield Hill. But she was in a state of shock. Thornfield Hall was in ruins. Jane inquired of
Once, four friends—a carpenter, a tailor, a goldsmith and a Brahmin—lived in a small village. One day, they decided to go to other place in search of better jobs. So, they took their tools with them.A long journey took them to a forest. Being tired they decided to spend the night under a tree.The goldsmith
Chapter-19 Days rolled by, followed by weeks and months. Jane continued with all her efforts to teach the orphan children in the best possible way. Miss Oliver visited Jane at school from time to time and helped her teach the orphan students. Miss Oliver was gay and lively like Adele. Slowly and gradually, Jane grew
There lived a sculptor in a village. Once, he crafted an idol of a goddess that was a real beauty. He had to deliver it to his customer who lived in another village. The sculptor set out with the idol of the goddess loaded on the donkey. The idol was so impressive that whoever saw
Chapter-18 Jane helped Diana and Mary in their household chores. They all enjoyed themselves all day. St John was hardly at home as he had to go out on pastoral excursions. He was a man of reserved nature. He was deeply committed to his duty. It was time for Mary and Diana to leave. Their