Oliver Twist

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Oliver Twist, written by Charles Dickens, is a classic novel that follows the life of a young orphan, Oliver, who faces a harsh and unforgiving world. After escaping a miserable existence in a workhouse, Oliver embarks on a journey through the streets of London, encountering a cast of memorable characters, both kind and malevolent. The story explores themes of poverty, identity, and justice, ultimately shedding light on 19th-century social issues.
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You might enjoy this book if you're captivated by tales of resilience, love exploring the grimy streets of Victorian London, or appreciate stories that shed light on social injustices. Enthusiasts of richly developed characters and intricate plots, where the fight between good and evil plays a central role, will likely be drawn to this classic.

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Oliver Twist

Dickens' celebrated novel of innocence betrayed and then triumphant. It recreates the London underworld populated by such characters as Fagin, Bill Sikes, Nancy and the Artful Dodger, who are contrasted with the friends and family of the orphaned Oliver.

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Oliver is an orphan living on the dangerous London streets with no one but himself to rely on. Fleeing from poverty and hardship, he falls in with a criminal street gang who will not let him go, however hard he tries to escape.

In Oliver Twist, Dickens graphically conjures up the capital's underworld, full of prostitutes, thieves and lost and homeless children, and gives a voice to the disadvantaged and abused.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781857151107

Publisher: Everyman

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 08 October 1992

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Everyman's Library

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 35.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 559g

Pages: 428

About the Author

Charles Dickens was born in Hampshire on February 7, 1812. His father was a clerk in the navy pay office, who was well paid but often ended up in financial troubles. When Dickens was twelve years old he was send to work in a shoe polish factory because his family had been taken to the debtors' prison. His career as a writer of fiction started in 1833 when his short stories and essays began to appear in periodicals. The Pickwick Papers, his first commercial success, was published in 1836. The serialisation of Oliver Twist began in 1837. Many other novels followed and The Old Curiosity Shop brought Dickens international fame and he became a celebrity in America as well as Britain. Charles Dickens died on 9 June 1870. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.

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