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Penguin Select Classics: Oliver Twist

(Original, Unabridged Classic, Premium Hardbound Collector's Edition, Ideal for Gifting)

Charles Dickens
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“It is because I think so much of warm and sensitive hearts, that I would spare them from being wounded.”

A cruel act of fate is disappointing a young heart which has the softest hopes from life. Born impoverished and orphaned at birth, Oliver Twist begins his life in a workhouse an apprentice. He flees to London fed up with the constant beatings by his mentor.

He arrives in London with high hopes for a better life but is met with a series of rude shocks. What happens when he meets Jack Dawkins, goes to work with him only to be taken to the police when mistaken for a thief?

Oliver Twist is a sarcastic, intelligent, witty novel with incredible twists and turns.

The story the strives to overcome the miserable conditions for the lower class, searches for an identity, and a sense of belonging.

Published: Apr/2024

ISBN: 9789815202496

Length: 496 Pages

Penguin Select Classics: Oliver Twist

(Original, Unabridged Classic, Premium Hardbound Collector's Edition, Ideal for Gifting)

Charles Dickens

“It is because I think so much of warm and sensitive hearts, that I would spare them from being wounded.”

A cruel act of fate is disappointing a young heart which has the softest hopes from life. Born impoverished and orphaned at birth, Oliver Twist begins his life in a workhouse an apprentice. He flees to London fed up with the constant beatings by his mentor.

He arrives in London with high hopes for a better life but is met with a series of rude shocks. What happens when he meets Jack Dawkins, goes to work with him only to be taken to the police when mistaken for a thief?

Oliver Twist is a sarcastic, intelligent, witty novel with incredible twists and turns.

The story the strives to overcome the miserable conditions for the lower class, searches for an identity, and a sense of belonging.

Buying Options
Paperback / Hardback

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens (1812-1870). According to London Times, ‘the greatest instructor of the Nineteenth Century’ and otherwise, an English novelist and social critic, he created some of the best-known fictional characters. His early childhood was marked by frequent moves and disruptions due to his family’s financial struggles. Despite his limited formal education, Dickens was an avid reader and continued to educate himself throughout his life. His writings often dealt with social issues including poverty, class, capitalism, and he was a vocal critic of the Victorian establishment. He was also an accomplished public speaker and gave many public readings of his works which helped to further cement his reputation as a writer. By the time of his death in 1870, he had become one of the most famous and celebrated writers of his time.