Oliver Twist
$29.56
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2001
Summary
Dickens’s classic morality tale of a starving orphan caught between opposing forces of good and evil is a powerful indictment of Victorian England’s Poor Laws. Filled with dark humor and an unforgettable cast of characters—Oliver Twist, Fagin, Nancy, Bill Sykes, and the Artful Dodger, to name a few—Dickens’s second novel is a compelling social satire that has remained popular since it was first serialized in 1837-39.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375757846 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375757848 |
| Author: | Charles Dickens, Philip Pullman, George Cruikshank |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Edition: | 2001st |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2001 |
| Weight: | 367g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 135mm x 28mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
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“The power of [Dickens] is so amazing, that the reader at once becomes his captive, and must follow him whithersoever he leads.” –William Makepeace Thackeray
“The power of [Dickens] is so amazing, that the reader at once becomes his captive, and must follow him whithersoever he leads.”–William Makepeace Thackeray
About The Author
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was born in Portsmouth, England, and spent most of his life in London. When he was twelve, his father was sent to debtor’s prison and he was forced to work in a boot polish factory, an experience that marked him for life. He became a passionate advocate of social reform and the most popular writer of the Victorian era.
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