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Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens, Philip Horne

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Tells the story of an orphan named Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves.

Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. 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's tale of childhood innocence beset by evil depicts the dark criminal underworld of a London peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the arch-villain Fagin, the artful Dodger, the menacing Bill Sikes and the prostitute Nancy. Combining elements of Gothic Romance, the Newgate Novel and popular melodrama, Dickens created an entirely new kind of fiction, scathing in its indictment of a cruel society, and pervaded by an unforgettable sense of threat and mystery.

Format:
Hardback
Pages:
608
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN:
9780141192499
Published Date:
1/10/2009
Dimensions:
205mm x 135mm x 36mm
Weight:
719g
Category:
Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

RRP: £16.99

Format: Hardback

ISBN: 9780141192499


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