Oliver Twist / Charles Dickens.
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TextPublisher: Richmond, Surrey : Alma Classics, 2014Edition: New editionDescription: xiv, 508 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781847493767Subject(s): Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction | Kidnapping victims -- Fiction | Criminals -- Fiction | Orphans -- Fiction | Boys -- Fiction | London (England) -- FictionGenre/Form: Classical fiction. DDC classification: 823.8 Summary: GENERAL & LITERARY FICTION. Charles Dickens's second novel is the tale of a young orphan who faces the gruelling conditions of a Victorian workhouse before finding himself sucked into the criminal underworld of London. Teeming with unforgettable characters such as the villainous Fagin, the virtuous Nancy and the brutal Bill Sikes, Oliver Twist combines dark humour, elements of melodrama and social polemic. At once a ferocious indictment of the author's era and a timeless story of coming of age, this classic has enthralled readers and inspired countless adaptations and imitations since it was first published in 1838.
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First published in 1838.
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GENERAL & LITERARY FICTION. Charles Dickens's second novel is the tale of a young orphan who faces the gruelling conditions of a Victorian workhouse before finding himself sucked into the criminal underworld of London. Teeming with unforgettable characters such as the villainous Fagin, the virtuous Nancy and the brutal Bill Sikes, Oliver Twist combines dark humour, elements of melodrama and social polemic. At once a ferocious indictment of the author's era and a timeless story of coming of age, this classic has enthralled readers and inspired countless adaptations and imitations since it was first published in 1838.
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