When I write my books, I’m a stickler for chronology, the timeline of the events in the book. Part of this is due to my sense of OCD, the other part has to do with Victorian life. I mean, if it’s Sunday, are the shops open? Maybe yes, maybe no. At any rate, for any of my readers who feel the same, I decided to list the dates for what happened in Fagin’s Boy: The Further Particulars of a Parish Boy’s Progress.
In another post, I’m going to talk about the locations, but this should be good enough to be getting on with now.
Note: Updated 2/11/2016 to put the Chapter Title on the left, and the Date on the right.
| Chapter Title | Date |
|---|---|
| Chapter 1 – Oliver Twist: The Further Particulars of a Parish Boy’s Progress | Friday, February 27, 1846 |
| Chapter 2 – Treats of a Funeral Reception, Whereupon Oliver’s Future is Determined | Friday, February 27, 1846 |
| Chapter 3 – Wherein Oliver Once Again Encounters a Strange Sort of Young Gentlemen | Friday, February 27, 1846 |
| Chapter 4 – Upon His Return From a Sojourn in the Streets | Friday, February 27, 1846 |
| Chapter 5 – Of Silence and Time Wherein Oliver Imbibes in a Low Tavern | Sunday, February 28, 1846 – Wednesday, March 4, 1846 |
| Chapter 6 – At The Solicitor’s | Wednesday, March 4, 1846 |
| Chapter 7 – Arrives Late, Which Is Not Considered an Auspicious Beginning | Monday, March 9, 1846 |
| Chapter 8 – Oliver Joins With a New Company at McCready’s Haberdashery | Monday, March 9, 1846 |
| Chapter 9 – In Which Oliver Makes His First Delivery | Monday, March 9, 1846 |
| Chapter 10 – A Cold Day to Offset Grief | Tuesday, March 10, 1846 |
| Chapter 11 – Relates How Oliver, Hard at Work, Is Distracted From His Tasks | Wednesday, March 11, 1846 – Thursday, March 12, 1846 |
| Chapter 12 – An Inauspicious Second Visit From a Certain Low Acquaintance | Thursday, March 12, 1846 |
| Chapter 13 – Descriptions of Jack’s Delight Regarding Occurrences at the Three Cripples and the Repercussions Which Oliver Must Bear Alone | Friday, March 13, 1846 |
| Chapter 14 – Less Drama and Violence are Called for But Are Difficult to Achieve | Saturday, March 14, 1846 -Â Monday, March 16, 1846 |
| Chapter 15 – Oliver Keeps His Promise to Jack and Finds the Three Cripples Insalubrious | Tuesday, March 17, 1846 |
| Chapter 16 – The Consequences of a Broken Stove | Tuesday, March 17, 1846 – Friday, March 20, 1846 |
| Chapter 17 – Treats of St. James’ Workhouse and the Orphan | Friday, March 20, 1846 |
| Chapter 18 – Oliver’s Treatment of Those Who Are Beneath Him | Saturday, March 21, 1846 |
| Chapter 19 – Of Cruelty | Sunday, March 22, 1846 – Wednesday, March 23, 1846 |
| Chapter 20 – Considers His Impetuous Actions and Past Regrets | Monday, March 23, 1846 – Friday, March 27, 1846 |
| Chapter 21 – The Consequences of Oliver’s Passionate Nature | Saturday, March 28, 1846 |
| Chapter 22 – The Flight; or at the Three Cripples | Saturday, March 28, 1846 |
| Chapter 23 – A New Hat Represents a New Life, One That He Is Hesitant to Accept | Saturday, March 28, 1846 |
| Chapter 24 – As It Was In The Old Days | Saturday, March 28, 1846 |
| Chapter 25 – Pies Eaten in the Street and a Night Spent at Newgate | Sunday, March 29, 1846 |
| Chapter 26 – Wherein Oliver Appears Before the Magistrate | Monday, March 30, 1846 |
| Chapter 27 – Old Bridges Are Burned and New Ones Unwillingly Built | Monday, March 30, 1846 |
| Chapter 28 – Jack Tempts Oliver With Food and With Drink | Monday, March 30, 1846 |
| Chapter 29 – A Strange Afternoon, Which Is a Sequel to the Last Chapter | Monday, March 30, 1846 |
| Chapter 30 – An Expedition to Whitechapel | Tuesday, March 31, 1846 |
| Chapter 31 – Contains the Particulars of Jack’s Story, and Additionally, the One About Noah and Nancy | Tuesday, March 31, 1846 |
| Chapter 32 – After Whitechapel | Tuesday, March 31, 1846 |
| Chapter 33 – Treats of a Bathhouse in Smithfield, Wherein Oliver Considers His Future | Thursday, April 2, 1846 |
| Chapter 34 – Which Contains the Substance of a  Pleasant Interlude | Thursday, April 2, 1846 |
| Chapter 35 – An Unpropitious Interruption by Cromwell and the Results Thereof | Friday, April 3, 1846 |
| Chapter 36 – A Debt of Five Pounds Is Paid | Saturday, April 4, 1846 |
| Chapter 37 – And Last: Jack and Oliver | Saturday, April 4, 1846 |