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If you love a good story then look no further. Oxford Children's Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. They're books to treasure & return to again & again. When Oliver Twist asks for more food it changes his life for ever. He flees his dreary life in the workhouse but enters a much more dangerous place-the dark streets of London. Oliver is soon in the clutches of Fagin & his gang of pickpockets before eventually finding a true friend. But his happiness is short-lived as Fagin & the violent Bill Sykes are determined to drag Oliver back into a life of crime.. . ...

Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist" is a gripping portrayal of London's dark criminal underbelly published in " Penguin Classics" with an introduction by Philip Horne. The story of Oliver Twist
- orphaned & set upon by evil & adversity from his first breath
- shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse & pompous beadle Mr Bumble Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid & memorable characters
- the Artful Dodger vicious burglar Bill Sikes his dog Bull's Eye & prostitute Nancy all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin. Combining elements of " Gothic Romance" the " Newgate Novel" & popular melodrama Dickens created an entirely new kind of fiction scathing in its indictment of a cruel society & pervaded by an unforgettable sense of threat & mystery. This " Penguin Classics" edition of " Oliver Twist" is the first critical edition to faithfully reproduce the text as its earliest readers would have encountered it from its serialisation in Bentley's Miscellany &

Includes:: an introduction by Philip Horne a glossary of Victorian thieves' slang a chronology of Dickens' life a map of contemporary London & all of George Cruikshank's original illustrations. Charles Dickens is one of the best-loved novelists in the English language whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012. His most famous books including " Oliver Twist" " Great Expectations" "A Tale of Two Cities" " David Copperfield" & " The Pickwick Papers" have been adapted for stage & screen & read by millions. If you enjoyed " Oliver Twist" you may like " Nicholas Nickleby" & " Little Dorrit" also available in " Penguin Classics". " His novels will endure as long as the language itself". (Peter Ackroyd). " He is our greatest novelist
- every reread reveals more riches". (Melvyn Bragg). " When Dickens has once described something you see it for the rest of your life". (George Orwell)."





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Dickens had already achieved renown with The Pickwick Papers. With Oliver Twist his reputation was enhanced & strengthened. The novel contains many classic Dickensian themes
- grinding poverty desperation fear temptation & the eventual triumph of good in the face of great adversity. Oliver Twist features some of the authors most enduring characters such as Oliver himself who dares to ask for more) the tyrannical Bumble the diabolical Fagin the menacing Bill Sikes Nancy & the Artful Dodger. For any reader wishing to delve into the works of the great Victorian literary colossus Oliver Twist is without doubt an essential title.
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In the dark dangerous streets of Victorian London Oliver enters the world of people so poor & desperate that they will take any risk & know no mercy. Relentlessly pursued by the menacing criminal world who should Oliver trust? Are his true friends strong enough to resist the determined plotting of desperate villains? In this gripping tale of kidnapping shooting & murder Charles Dickens shows the threats to a vulnerable boy's existence & asks the eternal question: which is more powerful good or evil? ...

Harper Collins is proud to present its new range of best-loved essential classics. Oliver Twist has asked for more! Fleeing the workhouse Oliver finds himself taken under the wing of the Artful Dodger & caught up with a group of pickpockets in London. As he tries to free himself from their clutches he becomes immersed in the seedy underbelly of the Capital amongst criminals prostitutes & the homeless. Dickens scathing attack on the cruelness of Victorian Society features some of his most memorable & enduring characters including innocent Oliver himself the Artful Dodger Fagin Bill Sikes & Nancy. ...

The classic story of a young boy who seeks his fortune on the streets of London. After Oliver Twist asks nasty Mr Bumble for more food he has to flee the workhouse for the streets of London. Here he meets the Artful Dodger who leads him to Fagin & his gang of pickpockets. When a thieving mission goes wrong Oliver narrowly avoids prison & finds himself in the care of kind Mr Brownlow. But Fagin & the brutal Bill Sikes go in search of the young orphan determined to drag him back... With an inspirational & light-hearted introduction by Garth Nix Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens is one of the twelve wonderful classic stories being relaunched in " Puffin Classics" in March 2008." ...

The eighth novel in Naxos Audio Books series of the great works of Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist is Dickens second novel. Coming shortly after The Pickwick Papers it is a thrilling study of childhood innocence thrust into the darkly comic world of Fagin his apprentice the Artful Dodger & their gang of child thieves. Who will help the orphaned Oliver to escape from their clutches & discover his true history? The original story is even more powerful than the musical that popularised it. ...

Each of these four exciting new titles in the Young Reading" series is a classic story or fable retold with simple text to delight & inspire any child who is just beginning to read. This key series was developed in conjunction with reading expert Allison Kelly from Roehampton University. Every title has clear & compelling text that allows children to build their burgeoning reading skills & is accompanied by charming & highly appealing illustrations. These are sumptuous hardbacks with a ribbon marker & foiled covers." ...

This is the Penguin English Library Edition" of " Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens. A parish child
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