I have learned about Oliver Twist on many occasions
but not the first version (made by Charles Dickens).
Too old fashioned. I've always been hearing about this book, and that it's great and all . But when I read it myself, even thought I knew it was a classic, therefore based in older times, I found in all most every third word was a word I did not understand, or a word infrequently used in modern day to day life.
Rather complicated language, it was difficult to follow sometimes
Too poor to kill yourself now that's unfortunate.