First of all, I would like to tell some words about a role of books in our life. I think, books – our best friends. Reading books, we have opportunity to glance in the future or the past. Books form values and character of the person. Besides, they help with self-education. And that is the most important, books teach us to be kind, hard-working and honest and it is better to understand each other.I very much like to read. When at me appears a little free time, I spend it with the book. In the world there is a huge number of the well-known authors known thanks to the fine works, but my favourite book – "Oliver Twist", written by Charles Dickens in 1838. It is extremely sad story, however, with the happy end. In the novel Dickens wrote about poverty and the criminal world deprived of romanticism. In the book cruelty with which treated children of poor people in London at that time also is described.The novel narrates about the orphan who from the birth was doomed to poverty and misfortune. In early years to its lot falls a set of awful events as a result of which it, it is possible to tell, "dies several times", but his desire to live and find justice in this world helped it to survive, again to find the lost relatives and, eventually, to become happy. In this book unceasing fight of good against the evil is described. It is necessary to burst into tears, reading and empathizing destiny of the main character. I am firmly sure that "Oliver Twist" – a true masterpiece of English literature.In summary I would like to tell that the book – one of wonders of the world. We have to treat them with care and care.