Name: The Adventures of Oliver Twist (1891)
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Author: Charles Dickens
ISBN: 9781498159081

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Charles Dickens

Illustrated by

George Cruikshank

Publisher

Literary Licensing, LLC

Language

English

Pages

148

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x1 cm

Weight

0.37 kg.

ISBN13

9781498159081

Synopsis "The Adventures of Oliver Twist (1891)"

The Adventures of Oliver Twist is a novel written by Charles Dickens and first published in 1838. The story follows the life of a young orphan boy named Oliver Twist, who is born into poverty and raised in a workhouse. After being sold into apprenticeship to an undertaker, Oliver runs away and eventually finds himself in the hands of a gang of pickpockets led by the infamous Fagin. Along the way, Oliver encounters a host of memorable characters, including the kind-hearted Mr. Brownlow, the villainous Bill Sikes, and the tragic Nancy. The novel is a social commentary on the harsh realities of life in 19th century England, particularly the plight of the poor and the exploitation of children. Through Oliver's story, Dickens highlights the corruption and cruelty of the criminal justice system, the hypocrisy of the wealthy and powerful, and the importance of compassion and kindness. The Adventures of Oliver Twist is widely regarded as one of Dickens' greatest works and has been adapted into numerous stage plays, films, and television shows. Its enduring popularity is a testament to its timeless themes and vivid characters.This Is A New Release Of The Original 1891 Edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Charles Dickens

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Charles Dickens (February 7, 1812 - June 9, 1870) was born in Portsmouth and was the eldest son of a Royal Navy clerk. At twelve, his father's imprisonment for debt forced him to work in a blacking factory. His education was sporadic: he taught himself shorthand, worked as a clerk in a law office, and eventually became a parliamentary correspondent for the Morning Chronicle.

Coming from a humble family, "good old Charles" did not receive formal education until he was nine, and was heavily criticized by the critics of the time for being too self-taught. His life took an unexpected turn with his father's imprisonment for debts, moving his family to live with him in jail, allowed at that time by British laws. At the age of 12, he was already considered fit to start working in a dye factory. Although his family's situation had improved, his mother insisted he keep working there, inspiring him to write one of his masterpieces, David Copperfield.

His articles, later collected in Scenes from London Life by "Boz" (1836-1837), were very successful, and with the appearance in 1837 of The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, Dickens became a true publishing phenomenon. Novels such as Oliver Twist (1837-1839), Nicholas Nickleby (1838-1839), and Barnaby Rudge (1841) gained enormous popularity, as did some travel chronicles, such as Pictures from Italy (1846). With Dombey and Son (1846-1848) he began his mature period, of which good examples are David Copperfield (1849-1850), his first novel in the first person and his favorite, in which he developed some autobiographical episodes; Bleak House (1852-1853); Little Dorrit (1855-1857), A Tale of Two Cities (1859), Great Expectations (1860-1861), and Our Mutual Friend (1864-1865). He died at Gad's Hill, his country house in Higham, in the county of Kent.

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