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Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens
ISBN: 0866119566
ISBN-13: 9780866119566
Format: Reinforced Hardcover
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Summary
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 colorful 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." -- Wilkie Collins
"...in some curious way Fagin's court for all its squalor and meanness has a sort of ghastly gaiety and life that makes Mr. Brownlow's hot punch by the fire and Rose Maylie's country flower picking expeditions seem like the feeble stirrings of the moribund. With this ambiguity we are brought face to face with the puzzle of the force and power that still exert their influence upon most readers of this strange, great, yet often cheaply sentimental novel....Perhaps the final judgement on 'Oliver Twist' must be that it is the crude apprentice work of a very great genius, and, as such, a unique curiosity of literature." -- Angus Wilson
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Abdo Pub Co
Published date: 1989
Size: 5.75 x 7.75 inches
Weight: 0.7 pounds
Synopses
A guide to reading "Oliver Twist" with a critical and appreciative mind encouraging analysis of plot, style, form, and structure. Also includes background on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list.
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Oliver Twist (Great Illustrated Classics)
Dickens, Charles
Playmore Publishers. Hardcover. 0866119566 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. 1989 Playmore Publishers Hard Cover . Very Good. 1989. ( more information)
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Oliver Twist (Great Illustrated Classics)
Charles Dickens
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Oliver Twist (Great Illustrated Classics)
Charles Dickens
Playmore Publishers. Used - Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1989. Hardcover. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. BINDING IS HARDCOVER; Cover has some wear on edges. Some rubbing on cover. ( more information)
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Oliver Twist (Great Illustrated Classics)
Dickens, Charles
Playmore Publishers. Hardcover. 0866119566 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. 1989 Playmore Publishers Hard Cover . Very Good. 1989. ( more information)
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Oliver Twist (Great Illustrated Classics)
Dickens, Charles
Playmore Publishers. Hardcover. 0866119566 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. 1989 Playmore Publishers Hard Cover . Very Good. 1989. ( more information)
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Charles Dickens
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Oliver Twist (Great Illustrated Classics)
Dickens, Charles
Playmore Publishers. SCHOOL & LIBRARY BINDING. 0866119566 Book with no dust jacket in excellent condition, illustrated cover, Great Illustrated Classics, looks new. Shop & Save with us at kjcactusbooks! . Very Good. ( more information)
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Oliver Twist (Great Illustrated Classics)
Charles Dickens
Playmore Inc. Publishers. Used - Like New. Like new; no internal markings; has lost its "Brand New" shine but no obvious defects. School & Librar. 1989 Laminated Hardcover ( more information)
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Oliver Twist (Great Illustrated Classics)
Dickens, Charles
Playmore Publishers. SCHOOL & LIBRARY BINDING. 0866119566 Great condition Illustrated Hard cover book, clean pages, some shelf wear rubs to corners, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save with us at kjcactusbooks! . Very Good. ( more information)
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Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
Edina, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Abdo Pub Co, 1989 Brand new book. Removed from a closed store. NOT a remainder or an ex library book. The book is as new - crisp, clean, bright, notation and defect free. Has a price sticker on the back or front cover. NOT A REMAINDER - NO MARKS OF ANY SORT. Multiple copies available. . Hard Cover. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Oliver Twist (Great Illustrated Classics) by Charles Dickens; Leighton, Marian
Charles Dickens; Compiler-Marian Leighton
Playmore Inc. Publishers, 1989-05. School & Library Binding. Like New. IN STOCK - Hardcover "Great Illustrated Classics" edition - Like New - minor shelfwear at spine corners - no markings no stains - mailed within 2 working days #495We do not ship to all countries. Please contact us about shipping charges before ordering from outside of the U.S.A. Thank you. ( more information)
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Oliver Twist (Great Illustrated Classics)
Charles Dickens
Baronet Books, 1989. Hardcover book, about 240 pages, half of which are b/w illustrations. This book is part of a series of abridged & adapted, illustrated classics; color covers. Great for grade schoolers to get familiar with some classics of literature. May have light bumping to bottom board edge, else new. . ISBN: 0866119566. Hard Cover. New. ( more information)
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Oliver Twist (Great Illustrated Classics)
Dickens, Charles
Baronet Books, 1989. MINT CONDITION. GIFT QUALITY. No marks or stickers. B&W illustrations. Still tight.. ISBN: 0866119566. Hard Cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Illus. by Ric Estrada. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fiction, Novels, Classics, Adventure, Travel, England, London. ( more information)
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Oliver Twist
Dickens, Charles
New York: Baronet Books Slight shelf wear. Hard Cover. Good+. Illus. by Ric Estrada. ( more information)
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Oliver Twist
Dickens, Charles, and Vogel, Malvina (editor)
Playmore Publishers. 2000. Illustrated. Hardcover. 0866119566 . New. No Jacket; New. . New. .. Hardcover...New...ships in polyenvelope to protect your book. Glued binding. Paper over boards. 240 p. Contains: Illustrations. Great Illustrated Classics (Playmore) . Audience: Children/juvenile. . ( more information)
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Oliver Twist
Dickens, Charles
New York, New York: Baronet Books, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Light wear to corners. Light rubbing. ISBN: 0866119566. ( more information)
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Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
Playmore, 1989. large print, Great Illustrated Classics . Hard Cover. Very Good Owner Label/No DJ Issued. 1.0 x 5.8 x 7.8 Inches. ( more information)
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Oliver Tist
Estrada, Dickens
New York: Baronet Books, 1989. Not Listed. Hardcover. Very Good. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED HARD COVER COVER WITH LIGHT SOILING, BUMPED EDGES. INTERIOR PAGES HAVE LIGHT INKING. NAME OF PREVIOUS OWNER ON INSIDE COVER. ( more information)
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Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens; Adapted By Marian Leighton, Illustrated by Ric Estrada
Edina, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Abdo Pub Co, 1989. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Adapted by Marian Leighton Very Good/No dust jacket; Glossy Pictorial Boards, profusley & Wonderfully illustrated by Ric Estrada, no owner's names, clean & solid cpy. 238pp. Hardcover. ( more information)
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DICKENS
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