Oliver Twist (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens - Textbook - Paperback - 1966 - from Seashellbooks.com, Inc. and Biblio.com

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Dickens's second novel was a far cry from THE PICKWICK PAPERS, his first. The story of an orphan who flees the workhouse only to fall in with a gang of thieves and prostitutes in London's sleazy underworld, it was a trenchant criticism of England's poor laws. Enacted in the 1830s, these laws provided assistance for the poor only through workhouses, which were deliberately squalid and miserable to encourage the poor--who were considered lazy and immoral--to better themselves and get out. The inequities between rich and poor were one of Dickens's constant themes, and with OLIVER TWIST he established himself as a staunch champion of the downtrodden, particularly children. The novel also, however, has its cheerful moments, and contains some of Dickens's most memorable characters, including Fagin, the Artful Dodger, the evil Bill Sykes, and the unfortunate Nancy.

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"The character of Nancy is the finest thing he ever did. He never afterwards saw all sides of a woman's character--saw all around her."

Oliver Twist (Penguin Classics)

by Dickens, Charles

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Book desription: Unknown: Penguin Classics. Trade PaperBack. 0140430172 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. 1966 Penguin Classics Trade PaperBack . Very Good. 1966.

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Bookseller Inventory #: 137H15A1878723
Format/binding: Trade PaperBack
Book condition: Very Good
Quantity available: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0140430172
ISBN 13: 9780140430172
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Place: Unknown
Date published: 1966
Size: 4.5 x 7.25 x 1 inches
LCCN: PR4550.A1 1985
Dewey: 823/.8
Weight: 0.5 pounds

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