Synopsis
The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. Dickens's tale of childhood innocence beset by evil depicts the dark criminal underworld of a London peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the arch-villain Fagin, the artful Dodger, the menacing Bill Sikes and the prostitute Nancy. Combining elements of Gothic Romance, the Newgate Novel and popular melodrama, Dickens created an entirely newkind of fiction, scathing in its indictment of a cruel society, and pervaded by an unforgettable sense of threat and mystery.
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About the Author
Charles Dickens (1812-70) was a political reporter and journalist whose popularity was established by the phenomenally successful Pickwick Papers (1836-7). His novels captured and held the public imagination over a period of more than thirty years.
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Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress
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Penguin Books, London, 2007
ISBN 10: 0141031719
ISBN 13: 9780141031712
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Pictorial Wraps
First Edition
Seller: Bookwood, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Red Classics. Mass market paperback. Printed in Great Britain. Slight handling wear, former owner's neat ink name to first page & one line underlined in ink, otherwise a nice clean tight solid softcover copy. 523pp. SB-81. Seller Inventory # 031925
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Oliver Twist (Pocket Penguin Classics)
Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
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Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Seller Inventory # M00141031719-G
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Oliver Twist (Pocket Penguin Classics)
Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages. Seller Inventory # M00141031719-V