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? ...

Charles Dickens is perhaps the English-speaking worlds most beloved novelist--and Oliver Twist is one of his most popular works. A heartbreaking tale that portrays the cruelty of the Victorian era at its worst it has been adapted for film for the theatre (including the classic musical Oliver!) & for television. Dickenss dark & gritty story follows the adventures of an unfortunate orphan who goes from a harsh work house into to the wider more dangerous world of the London slums. Many of the books characters have become household names in particular the colorful criminals Fagin & the Artful Dodger." Packed with pity suspense humor & vitality Oliver Twist captures the thrilling battle of good against evil...all with an innocent young boy at its center. The worlds greatest works of literature are now available in these beautiful keepsake volumes. Bound in real cloth & featuring gilt edges & ribbon markers these beautifully produced books are a wonderful way to build a handsome library of classic literature. These are the essential novels that belong in every home. Theyll transport readers to imaginary worlds & provide excitement entertainment & enlightenment for years to come. All of these novels feature attractive illustrations & have an unequalled period feel that will grace the library the bedside table or bureau." ...

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." ...

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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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 tale of childhood innocence beset by evil depicts the dark criminal underworld of a London peopled by vivid & memorable characters
- the arch-villain Fagin the artful Dodger the menacing Bill Sikes & the prostitute Nancy. Combining elements of Gothic Romance the Newgate Novel & popular melodrama in Oliver Twist" Dickens created an entirely new kind of fiction scathing in its indictment of a cruel society & pervaded by an unforgettable sense of threat & mystery."
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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 & 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 & lost & homeless children & gives a voice to the disadvantaged & abused." ...

FLESH " the woe-begotten moaned at Oliver baring teeth which were ragged & black. "FLESH" came another moan & he turned to see two more behind. They began to shuffle towards him barefoot. The world according to Oliver Twisted is simple. Vampyres feed on the defenceless orphans are sacrificed to hungry gods & if a woe-begotten catches your scent it will hunt you for ever. On the advice of a corpse Oliver flees his ghastly orphan life to seek his destiny in the dark streets of old London Town despite the perils of the woe-begotten zombie-infested journey. There he meets the shadowy Dodger the evil old soul-stealer Fagin & the menacing Bill Sikes who is more beast than man. But will Oliver Twisted be the world's salvation or its downfall?" ...