Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens - ISBN: 9780375757846
Paperback
Orphan’s struggle for good amidst Victorian England’s dark underbelly.

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  • Paperback

    480 pages

  • Release Date

    15 October 2001

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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
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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Critics Review

“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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