14%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
€ 10.99
€ 9.45
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Oliver Twist
Paperback. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver Twist finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull's Eye, and prostitute Nancy, all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin. Num Pages: 608 pages, further reading, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 420.
'The power of Dickens is so amazing, that the reader at once becomes his captive' WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY
The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers with its depiction of a dark criminal underworld 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, Oliver Twist created an entirely new kind of fiction, scathing in its indictment of a cruel society and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141439747
SKU
V9780141439747
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens (1812-70) was a political reporter and journalist whose popularity was established by the phenomenally successful Pickwick Papers (1836-7). His novels captured and held the public imagination over a period of more than thirty years. Philip Horne is a Reader in English at UCL. He is author of the acclaimed 'Henry James: A Life in Letters' and editor of ... Read more
Reviews for Oliver Twist
"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
William Makepeace Thackeray