Oliver Twist
An orphan flees the workhouse for London's thieves, and Dickens indicts a cruel society.
2,763-word summary · 12 min read
Tag: orphans
4 books with this tag.
The Bad Beginning
After a fire kills their parents, the Baudelaire orphans are sent to Count Olaf, who plots to steal their fortune.
2,759-word summary · 12 min read
The House in the Cerulean Sea
Caseworker Linus Baker inspects an orphanage of dangerous magical children and finds a family instead.
2,039-word summary · 9 min read
Anne of Green Gables
L. M. Montgomery brings talkative Anne Shirley to Green Gables on Prince Edward Island, where mistakes, school rivalries, and fierce friendship slowly turn…
2,182-word summary · 10 min read