This Is Perhaps The Most Well-Loved Story By Charles Dickens. Dickens Asked His Readers To Have A Heart That Never Gets Hard'. As Readers Follow The Life Of Oliver Twist, A Poor Orphaned Boy Struggling Against The Dangers Of Life In 19Th-Century London, They Can Empathise With His Childhood In A Workhouse And His Life With A Gang Of Pickpockets. They Can Also Share His Relief That There Were Some Good People, Ready And Willing To Rescue A Child In Need.