Oliver Twist Paperback - 2001
by Charles Dickens; Introduction by Philip Pullman; George Cruikshank (Illustrator)
About this book
Oliver Twist (Parish Boy's Progress) focuses on orphan Oliver Twist, born in a workhouse and sold into an apprenticeship with an undertaker. After escaping, Oliver travels to London, where he meets the "Artful Dodger", a member of a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by an elderly criminal Fagin. The book shows an unromantic portrayal of criminals and the treatment of the many orphans in London in the mid-19th century.
Summary
From the jacket flap
Dickens's classic morality tale of a starving orphan caught between opposing forces of good and evil is a powerful indictment of Victorian England's Poor Laws. Filled with dark humor and an unforgettable cast of characters Oliver Twist, Fagin, Nancy, Bill Sykes, and the Artful Dodger, to name a few Dickens's second novel is a compelling social satire that has remained popular since it was first serialized in 1837-39.
The text for this Modern Library Paperback Classic is taken from the 1846 New Edition, revised and corrected by the author. It includes new explanatory notes and an appendix, "A Brief History of the English Poor Laws.
First Edition Identification
Oliver Twist was first published as a serial from 1837 to 1839 and released as a three-volume book in 1838 before the serialization ended. The first edition was published by Richard Bentley in London, 1838. Octavo, three volumes, original reddish-brown cloth, gilt titles to the spine, front and rear panels marked with a stamp. Features 24 illustrated plates by George Cruikshank. The first issue has the "Fireside" plate in volume 3 and "Boz" listed as the author on all title pages. It was issued on November 9, 1838. At Dicken's insistence, the Fireside plate was replaced with the "Church" plate, and Dickens's name replaced "Boz". The book was then reissued in three volumes 7 days after the first issue, on November 16. The First US Edition of Oliver Twist was published in New York by Jemima M. Lewer in 1838, as two volumes, bound in modern brown quarter-leather bindings, with marbled paper boards.
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- Title Oliver Twist
- Author Charles Dickens; Introduction by Philip Pullman; George Cruikshank (Illustrator)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition New edition
- Pages 480
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Modern Library, New York
- Date 2001-10-09
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- ISBN 9780375757846 / 0375757848
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.08 x 6.52 x 0.98 in (20.52 x 16.56 x 2.49 cm)
- Reading level 530
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects London (England), Bildungsromans
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001031497
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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