Oliver Twist Paperback - 1990
by Charles Dickens; Adapted by Lester M. Schulman; Jean Zallinger (Illustrator)
Young Oliver goes from life in a wretched orphanage to a life of thievery on the back streets of Victorian London until his rightful identity is discovered.
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.
First line
"Please, sir, I want some more," the little boy said.
From the jacket flap
With big type, short chapters, plenty of artwork, and a text geared to a high-second-grade reading level, this skillful adaptation conveys the mood and excitement of the original in a format that will appeal to younger readers and older reluctant readers. Reading level: 2.4.
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.
Details
- Title Oliver Twist
- Author Charles Dickens; Adapted by Lester M. Schulman; Jean Zallinger (Illustrator)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint.
- Pages 96
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Random House Books for Young Readers, New York
- Date 1990
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- ISBN 9780679803911 / 0679803912
- Weight 0.16 lbs (0.07 kg)
- Dimensions 7.46 x 5.54 x 0.25 in (18.95 x 14.07 x 0.64 cm)
- Ages 06 to 09 years
- Grade levels 1 - 4
- Reading level 500
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects London (England) - Fiction, Orphans - Fiction
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004019681
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Excerpt
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Citations
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2006, Page 327
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