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 newkind of fiction,scathing in its indictment of a cruel society,and pervaded by an unforgettable sense of threat and mystery.
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series,designed by the award-winningCoralie Bickford-Smith,these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful,tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.View other titles inPenguin's Clothbound Classics Collection.
Credited by some with inventing the detective novel and one of the most popular novelists of his dayCharles Dickensremains one of the best-loved novelists in the English language,whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012. His most famous books,includingOliver Twist,Great Expectations,A Tale of Two Cities,David CopperfieldandThe Pickwick Papers,have been adapted for stage and screen and read by millions.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141192499Number of pages: 608Weight: 719 gDimensions: 205 x 135 x 36 mm
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"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
Charles Dickens
A towering figure in the development of the novel,Charles Dickens was a British writer responsible for some of the best-loved works in the English language,including Oliver Twist,David Copperfield,A Christmas Carol and Great Expectations.
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