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• Oliver Twist (Penguin Classics)
Charles Dickens

Penguin Classics, 2003 - 608 pages

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Oliver Twist: A book review

Set in early 19th century London England, Oliver Twist is an insider's look at the life of paupers,dirty lowlife criminals,andpickpockets.It takes you from a parish workhouse,to the poverty-stricken streets of south London,to the high society in Pentonville.
The story begins when a young woman bearing child,withered and and drenched to the bone,shows up at the parish workhouse.She gives birth to a boy and dies.That boy is Oliver Twist.
Oliver is underfed,overworked and treated with contempt throughout his entire childhood.When he enters the parish workhouse at age 9 he is picked by fellow parish boys to "ask for more" with tragic results.He is marked impertinent and contemptible and is offered along with 5 pounds to anyone who will apprentice him(and therefore take him off the workhouse's hands).
Throughout his many adventures(and there are many)Oliver comes across such characters as Fagin,a corrupt old Jew with a band of pickpockets,Bill Sikes,a brutal,violent robber, and the mysterious Mr. Monks,whose connection and interest in oliver is unknown,
The book's many twists and turns,revealing Oliver's history little by little keeps you interested,while the sweet,kind and gentle nature of Oliver keeps you rooting for him to the end.Dickens'ingenious plot and witty remarks make this book a true classic.

Some readers may be disappointed by the lack of details relating to oliver's origin,wich, although complex,are fully described in the book's last few pages and are difficult to relate to the rest of the story.
Dickens was only 26 when he wrote Oliver Twist,it being only his second book published.Although some readers may declare it melodramatic,and there are a number of questionable coincidences throughout the story,Dickens is a truly remarkable storyteller and the book is well worth the read.


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Classic Dickens!

Oliver Twist is a classic! If you don't know already, it's about a 19th century orphan who lives a disturbingly difficult life in a British workhouse. Mr. Bumble treats him poorly, and so does nearly every other adult figure in his life.

Oliver runs away at the age of 12 and ends up staying with some young thieves and pickpockets. They are not happy when Oliver is reluctant to get involved with their criminal activities. He is injured in a failed bank robbery, and is befriended and helped by the kindly Mr. Brownlow. This begins a chain of events which leads to the truth behind Oliver's troubled past and to a resolution of his sad story.

This is a great read. I recommend it as a good place to start to get familiar with the tantalizing tales of Charles Dickens.


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Charles Dickens' Debut!

Oliver Twist is a classic! If you don't know already, it's about a 19th century orphan who lives a disturbingly difficult life in a British workhouse. Mr. Bumble treats him poorly, and so does nearly every other adult figure in his life.

Oliver runs away at the age of 12 and ends up staying with some young thieves and pickpockets. They are not happy when Oliver is reluctant to get involved with their criminal activities. He is injured in a failed bank robbery, and is befriended and helped by the kindly Mr. Brownlow. This begins a chain of events which leads to the truth behind Oliver's troubled past and to a resolution of his sad story.

This is a great read. I recommend it as a good place to start to get familiar with the tantalizing tales of Charles Dickens.


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Classic

The strength of this particular edition is of course in the delightful original illustrations. They incorporate the sharp wit that pervades Dickens' work. In terms of plot development 'Oliver Twist' is not Dickens' strongest or cleverest novel, but the story is simply delightful. The characters are deliciously convincing in their respective likeability or odiousness, and each and everyone one (apart from poor Dick and Nancy), seem to come to their well-deserved end. It is certainly a Dickens' lover's must-read.


Oliver Twist

I love this book...it is easy because of the glossary and the historical notes about the times that this book was written...we think that our poor cause all or our troubles, but Charles Dickens maintains that evil or good come from rich and poor alike.


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