En julsaga är Charles Dickens mest berömda bok och antagligen också världens mest lästa historia om julen. Här får vi följa Ebenezer Scrooge, en snål och elak affärsman som går igenom en total förvandling och blir en god människa efter att ha hemsök…
Förutom att vara Charles Dickens överlägset mest berömda verk är det sannolikt världens mest lästa bok om julen. En julsaga [1843] berättar historien om Ebenezer Scrooge, en snål och elak kapitalist som genomgår en total omvändelse och blir en god m…
Världens mest lästa bok om julen berättar historien om Ebenezer Scrooge, snål och elak kapitalist som genomgår total omvändelse och blir en god man, efter att ha hemsökts av spöken på julaftonsnatten. En julsaga [1843] är Charles Dickens överlägset…
En riktigt god jul... blir det till slut i Charles Dickens En Julsaga. Men vägen dit är inte den vanliga. Med hjälp av övernaturliga krafter får den rike och elaka affärsmannen Scrooge en läxa, som på juldagsnatten förvandlar honom till en riktigt g…
Stackars Oliver Twist! Det finns nog inte någon människa som vill byta plats med denna godhjärtade och tappre pojke, vars ensamstående mor dör i barnsäng så att han tvingas tillbringa sina första år på ett avskyvärt fattighus. Ensam och sårbar växer…
Oliver Twist slipper undan fattighuset med alla dess grymheter och hamnar i London. Där faller han i klorna på skurken Fagin och hans band av ficktjuvar, som utnyttjar Olivers godtrogenhet. Kommer Oliver någonsin att hitta det lyckliga, trygga hem h…
I Oliver Twist möts grovkornig realism och skarp satir över ett hycklande rättssystem. Oliver Twist är föräldralös och hamnar på ett barnhem som han kastas ut ifrån efter att ha bett om en bit mat till. Tillsammans med andra hemlösa barn värvas Oliv…
Pip bor i en liten by i England. Han är en fattig pojke utan föräldrar. Meningen är att han ska bli smed och gifta sig med någon i byn. Men plötsligt blir Pip rik. En helt ny värld öppnar sig för honom. Han flyttar till London och lär känna den olyc…
Illustrerade julsagor är en underbar samling med nio berättelser - både klassiker och nyskrivna historier - som passar perfekt till jul! Bland de välkända favoriterna finns "Snövit och de sju dvärgarna", "En julsaga" och "Mästerkatten i stövlar". Me…
Den unge Pip sitter vid sina föräldrars och bröders grav och sörjer sin döda familj när en förrymd fånge överraskar honom och tvingar honom att hjälpa fången i hans flykt. Skräckslaget gör Pip som mannen säger, men han vet att straffet för att hjälp…
Paris, New York, London och Tokyo - fyra världsmetropoler, fyra noveller som tar dig med på en resa i både tid och rum. Städerna är skildrade av några av våra största klassiker. Följ med till Honoré de Balzacs omsorgsfullt beskrivna Paris och dess s…
Charles Darnay gör allt för befria sig från sitt arv och sin historia. Men nu råkar han vara infödd i den styrande klassen i Frankrike. Vi befinner oss mitt i tiden för den franska revolutionen. Historien om två städer [A Tale of Two Cities, 1859] ä…
Den gamle och snåle Ebenezer Scrooge bryr sig bara om en sak – pengar. Han har inga vänner, gillar inte sin familj och hjälper aldrig någon. Men på julaftons natt blir han hemsökt av tre vålnader ... När Scrooge på julaftons natt blir hemsökt…
A Christmas Carol is one of Charles Dickens' most loved books - a true classic and a Christmas time must-read. Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts take him on a scary journey to…
A Christmas Carol is a novella by Charles Dickens. It was first published in 1843. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim. Carol tells the story of a bitter old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation into a gentler, k…
A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens, first published by Chapman & Hall on 19 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatu…
Charles Dickens, finns det något författarskap mer förknippat med London än hans? Under en period tog Dickens, plågad av sömnlöshet, sig an staden nattetid. Natt i London är hans betraktelser av stadens byggnader och torg, dess skrymslen och vrår, d…
"Bah!" said Scrooge."Humbug!" With those famous words unfolds a tale that renews the joy and caring that are Christmas. Whether we read it aloud with our family and friends or open the pages on a chill winter evening to savor the story in solitiude.…
Four classic short stories, offering a perfect introduction to some of Britain's most famous writers. This box includes: Katherine Mansfield - Bliss Charles Dickens - Horatio Sparkins D.H. Lawrence - Sun Virginia Woolf - Lappin and Lapinova The co…
Två städer är Charles Dickens mest kända verk. Boken utspelar sig i London och Paris under franska revolutionen. Vi får följa två mäns öden i en berättelse om kärlek, hat och hämnd. Charles Dickens hör till en av världens mest lästa författare och h…
A Tale of Two Cities is set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. With well over 200 million copies sold, it ranks among the most famous works in the history of fictional literature. The novel depicts the plight of the French…
A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. With well over 200 million copies sold, it ranks among the most famous works in the history of fictional literature. The nove…
Stig in i Charles Dickens fantastiska värld! I en underbart illustrerad, påkostad utgåva med tygklädd pärm och läsband finns här fyra av hans mest älskade berättelser samlade. Återupptäck favoriterna Oliver Twist, Lysande utsikter, Två städer och fö…
Pip kommer från en fattig familj och bor i en liten by. Men så en dag förändras allt och han skickas till London för att lära sig att bli en gentleman. Men vem betalar för utbildningen och hans liv i London?Vi följer Pip under hans uppväxt i London…
The Penguin English Library Edition of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens"What do you think that is?' she asked me, again pointing with her stick; 'that, where those cobwebs are?""I can't guess what it is, ma'am.""It's a great cake. A bride-cake.…
Pip has lost his father and his mother. On a visit to their grave, he meets a runaway convict who is to change Pips life. Pip wishes to become a gentleman, more so after he meets and falls in love with the beautiful Estella. Pip has to endure a seve…
Great Expectations is Charles Dickens's thirteenth novel. It is his second novel, after David Copperfield, to be fully narrated in the first person. Great Expectations is a bildungsroman, or a coming-of-age novel, and it is a classic work of Victori…
One of Dickens's finest novels, Great Expectations chronicles the fortunes of its young protagonist Pip as he is unexpectedly endowed by a mysterious benefactor with the life of a gentleman, enabling him to escape to London from the prospect of a hu…
One of Charles Dickens's most renowned and enjoyable novels, Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, an orphan boy who wishes to transcend his humble origins and finds himself unexpectedly given the opportunity to live a life of wealth and respec…
An unknown benefactor provides Philip Pirrip with the chance to escape his poor upbringing. Aspiring to be a gentleman, and encouraged by his expectations of wealth, he abandons his friends and moves to London. His expectations prove to be unfounded…
A young orphan, Pip, receives a fortune from a mysterious benefactor and travels to London in order to become a gentleman
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule.' Living with his sister and her husband, Pip is an orphan without any expectations. I…
'you are to understand, Mr. Pip, that the name of the person who is your liberal benefactor remains a profound secret...'Young Pip lives with his sister and her husband the blacksmith, with few prospects for advancement until a mysterious benefactio…
No home library is complete without the classics! Great Expectations is a keepsake to be read and treasured.One of the most popular novelists ever, Charles Dickens wrote about what he saw in 19th century London: orphans, child labor, and the crime t…
Pip, a young orphan living in the care of his older sister and her kind husband, is called upon in his youth under strange circumstances by the mysterious Miss Havisham to entertain her. After carrying out an apprenticeship in his brother-in-law's B…
This series provides unabridged versions of pre-20th-century novels, complete with an introduction, glossary, extended writing questions and activities. Their sewn binding and hard laminated covers make them hardwearing for class use.
On Christmas Eve, around 1812, Pip, an orphan who is about seven years old, encounters an escaped convict in the village churchyard, while visiting the graves of his parents and siblings. Pip now lives with his abusive elder sister and her kind husb…
"Psychologically the latter part of Great Expectations is about the best thing Dickens ever did." --George Orwell Philip Pirrip--known more commonly as Pip--is an orphan. His visits to the mysterious Miss Havisham are his only escape from his childh…
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for hand-picked classics of English literature that are simplified and adapted for students in an accessible and engaging way. Great Expectations is one of Charles Dick…
Using only Charles Dickens' extraordinary words and a chameleon ensemble of eight actors, Neil Bartlett's powerful stage version of this much-loved story brings its settings and characters to thrilling theatrical life. From its opening image of litt…
Philip Pirrip - known more commonly as Pip - is an orphan. His visits to the mysterious Miss Havisham are his only escape from his childhood of poverty. But then an anonymous bequest changes his life for ever - until secrets from Pip's past emerge,…
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Pride, humility, love, loyalty and shame compete for Pip's emotions. Will his quest to become a gentleman enable him to melt the cold heart of the beautiful Estella, or will it destroy his happiness? Pip's tale is full of mystery and surprises. What…
Enjoy the classic tale of adolescence, growth, and loyalty, all set in Victorian London.What this cautionary tale of a young man raised high above his station by a mysterious benefactor lacks in length, it more than makes up for in its remarkable ch…
Great Expectations is the beloved coming-of-age classic by Charles Dickens that follows the life of an orphan named Pip and his quest to discover the truth about himself. With its timeless themes involving love, loyalty, and struggle to aspire to gr…
Pip's life as an ordinary country boy is destined to be unexceptional until a chain of mysterious events lead him away from his humble origins and up the social ladder. His efforts to become a London gentleman bring him into contact not just with th…
Originally published in serial form from December 1860 to August 1861, Great Expectations is the `autobiography' of Pip, as he transformed from apprentice village blacksmith to a London gentleman. Unlike many of Dickens's earlier works, the novel is…
Part of a beautiful collection of hardcover classics, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Pip doesn't expect much from life ... His sister makes it clear that her orphaned little brother is nothing but a burden on her. But suddenly…
My father's family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip. I give Pirrip as my father's family name, on…
One of Charles Dickens's most fascinating novels, Great Expectations follows the orphan Pip as he leaves behind a childhood of misery and poverty after an anonymous benefactor offers him a chance at the life of a gentleman. From young Pip's first te…
Great Expectations was first published as a weekly serial in All the Year Round, December 1860 - August 1861. Its first appearance in volume form was as three-volume novel, without illustrations, in July 1861. A one-volume edition, the next year, pr…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United St…
Pip is a humble orphan who suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor. But it is of mysterious origins, for Pip has an anonymous well-wisher. Just who, and why the mystery and why Pip mustn't inquire, are the theme of this b…
Great Expectations will form the centrepiece of the Dickens season this Christmas.Part thriller, part mystery, with a powerful love story at its heart, Sarah Phelps's (Oliver Twist, EastEnders) three-part adaptation embraces all of these qualities,…
Great Expectations, published in 1861, is the author's penultimate completed novel; narrated in the first person, it depicts the personal growth and personal development of an orphan nicknamed Pip. The novel contains some of Dickens' most memorable…
From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers--featuring cover art by type superstar Jessica Hische It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and gift-worthy h…
Pip is a young blacksmith's apprentice, who is one day accosted by an escaped convict, who he aids by providing him with food and a file. Soon after, he is called upon by the mysterious and wealthy Miss Havisham to entertain her. He meets the beauti…
Exam board: AQA, Edexcel, OCRLevel & Subject: GCSE English LiteratureFirst teaching: September 2015First examination: June 2017 This edition of Great Expectations is perfect for GCSE-level students: it comes complete with the novel, plus an introduc…
A stunningly beautiful hardback edition of the most famous Christmas story in the world - Charles Dickens' beloved book A Christmas Carol.Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts tak…
The Penguin English Library Edition of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens"Every idiot who goes around with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding"Charles Dickens's tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, who is haunted by three spi…
A Christmas Carol is the most famous, heart-warming and chilling festive story of them all. In these pages we meet Ebenezer Scrooge, whose name is synonymous with greed and parsimony: 'Every idiot who goes about with "Merry Christmas" on his lips, s…
Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, and he learns he will be visited by three spirits - Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come - who reveal to him his miserable existence, the opportu…
Read the ultimate Christmas story of hope and redemption behind the upcoming BBC TV adaptationEbenezer Scrooge despises Christmas. He has no time for festivities or goodwill toward his fellow men and is only interested in money. Then, on the night o…
I have endeavored in this Ghostly little book to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humor with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their houses pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it.…
A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former…
One bitter Christmas Eve, a cold-hearted miser is visited by four ghosts. Transported to worlds past, present and future, Ebenezer Scrooge witnesses what a lifetime of fear and selfishness has led to, and sees with fresh eyes the lonely life he has…
Fully illustrated, unabridged edition of A Christmas Carol written by Charles Dickens with classic drawings throughout by Arthur Rackham. The tale was written in October 1843 to help supplement Charles Dickens's income and "strike a sledgehammer blo…
No holiday season is complete without Charles Dickens's timeless tale of redemption starring the tightfisted Mr. Scrooge, the long-suffering Bob Cratchit, kindhearted Tiny Tim, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. But "A Christmas…
This version of the famous story contains nearly forty characters, but with reasonable doubling it can be performed by a cast of twenty - 10 men, 6 women, 2 boys and girls. The story of Scrooge's conversion from miserliness to benevolence contains s…
Be transported to the streets of Victorian London on Christmas Eve, where you'll encounter the formidable Ebenezer Scrooge and a host of ghosts and ghouls.Choose your favourite pens or pencils and add colour - and Christmas spirit - to the abundance…
Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register o…
A Christmas Carol is one of Charles Dickens' most loved books - a true classic and a Christmas must-read. Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts take him on a scary journey to show…
This book presents the story of Scrooge, a miser who becomes a different man when he is presented with visions of past, present and future by Marley's ghost.
This is a beloved tale that will make the perfect present! "Unabridged Classics" are aimed at ages 10 years upwards with more than 330,000 copies sold! This is the unabridged story with insightful questions for discussion, fantastic artwork, a ribbo…
Charles Dickens (1812 70) was an established novelist when he decided to produce a Christmas story, which was written in only six weeks and published at the end of 1843. The book was an immediate bestseller, and had it not been for the very high pro…
Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anythin…
Ebeneezer Scrooge is a cruel, mean, miserable old man. Safely tucked up on his bed one cold Christmas Eve, he has no care in the world for his poor employee Bob Cratchit and his dying son Tiny Tim.But Scrooge's fortunes are set to change. He will so…
Exam board: AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, WJECLevel & Subject: GCSE English LiteratureFirst teaching: September 2015First examination: June 2017 This edition of A Christmas Carol is perfect for GCSE-level students: it comes complete with the novel, plus an…
A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. A Christmas Carol recounts the st…
Using only Charles Dickens' extraordinary words and a chameleon ensemble of eight actors, Neil Bartlett's "A Christmas Carol" brings a boldly theatrical imagination to bear on a classic story. "Gets right to the frozen heart of Dickens' classic Chri…
Few readers need introduction to Charles Dickens's great Christmas classic of Ebenezer Scrooge, his dastardly treatment of his employees and family, and his "ba-humbug" attitude towards Christmas-all changed by a nightmarish sleep of visions of past…
Charles Dickens's much loved tale of the Christmas spirit is beautifully presented in this deluxe newly illustrated edition. Contemporary artist and illustrator Yelena Bryksenkova has created enchanting watercolour artwork to accompany Dickens's cla…
Rollercoasters now covers GCSE set texts! This edition of A Christmas Carol has the same pick-up-able quality as our popular Key Stage 3 novels.
In this classic volume illustrated by world-renowned artist Roberto Innocenti, the words and emotions of A Christmas Carol are brought to life with exceptional detail and clarity. Each unforgettable illustration portrays a world only Dickens could h…
The combined qualities of the realist and the idealist which Dickens possessed to a remarkable degree, together with his naturally jovial attitude toward life in general, seem to have given him a remarkably happy feeling toward Christmas, though the…
Dickens's ghostly tale of Ebenezer Scrooge has become as much a part of Christmas as trees and stockings, plum pudding and mistletoe. First published in 1843, this lavish, unabridged new edition resonates with the true spirit of Christmas. It is sup…
Emerging from Dickens's preoccupation in the early 1840s with issues of poverty, ignorance, and cruelty, this classic story of Ebeneezer Scrooge, visited by four ghosts on Christmas Eve, was first published in 1843 to strong reviews and popular succ…
Charles Dickens' classic Christmas tale, first published in 1843, has become one of his best-known stories, and is here retold for younger readers.Ebenezer Scrooge is an old miser who lives alone in his cold house by night and torments his assistant…
A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.
'Christmas is the perfect time to share the magic of reading with your family and Scrooge's journey to redemption is still as thrilling, moving and joyous over 175 years after it was written. This has to be the perfect Christmas book' - Cressida Cow…
The new Laureate na nOg P.J. Lynch captures the spirit of Dickens's beloved tale in a richly illustrated, unabridged paperback edition.A Christmas Carol has become as much a part of Christmas as trees, stockings and mistletoe. Ireland's new Children…
Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean old man with no friends or family to love him - he's just so miserable and bitter! One freezing cold Christmas Eve, Marley's Ghost pays Scrooge a visit and an eerie night-time journey begins. The Christmas spirits are here…
"Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anythi…
Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' is a timeless classic that tells us the story of a miserly, hateful man called Ebenezer Scrooge and his journey towards the path of redemption. The story revolves around Scrooge's hatred for Christmas and those w…
Marley was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that.And so begins the ultimate Christmas tale of ghosts, goodwill, and redemption.On Christmas Eve in Victorian London the snow-covered city is filled with joy and frivolity. Everywhe…
Have your book and eat it, too, with this clever collection of classics featuring delicious recipes from celebrity chefs. In this edition of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, plan your perfect Christmas feast with a carefully curated menu of [cele…
Part of a beautiful collection of hardcover classics, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. A Christmas Carol has had an enduring influence on the way we think about the traditions of Christmas ever since it was first published in De…
Miserable old miser Ebenezer Scrooge hates Christmas. Can somebody so selfish, so harsh and so horribly lonely ever change his ways? In one terrifying night, poor Scrooge is haunted by four ghosts. Why do they show him visions of his past? Why do th…
This classic seasonal tale of self-discovery has become one of Charles Dickens's most famous and best-loved works. On Christmas Eve the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley, who warns him that…
Oliver Twist är en föräldralös pojke som bor i ett fattighus. En dag får han inte längre vara kvar och hamnar på gatan. Vad ska hända med Oliver? Människor har i alla tider drömt om att kunna resa i tiden. Med här tar vi oss tillbaka till Dickens En…
This is the "Penguin English Library Edition" of "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens. 'A parish child - the orphan of a workhouse - the humble, half-starved drudge - to be cuffed and buffeted through the world, despised by all, and pitied by none'. Da…
Oliver Twist, is the second novel by Charles Dickens, published by Richard Bentley in 1838. The story is about an orphan, Oliver Twist, who endures a miserable existence in a workhouse and then is placed with an undertaker. He escapes and travels to…
Romanen ingår i Audio Classics-serien. Du lyssnar/läser en älskad klassiker på originalspråket samtidigt som du förbättrar dina språkkunskaper. Texten är en bearbetad och förkortad version av originalromanen gjord av infödda språkpedagoger. Antingen…
Oliver Twist, also known as The Parish Boy's Progress, is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens, published by Richard Bentley in 1838. The story is about an orphan, Oliver Twist, who endures a miserable existence in a workhouse and then…
Charles Dickens kortroman En julsaga (A Christmas Carol) i nyöversättning av Bengt Samuelson och med efterord av Jan Lundius. I september 1843 bestämde sig Charles Dickens för att skriva en angelägen berättelse om orättvisorna i samhället. Den skull…
En julsaga är en viktoriansk moralsaga om en äldre, bitter man, Ebenezer Scrooge, som under en natt får se sitt liv i tre delar. Det förflutna, nutid och framtid. Detta verk av Charles Dickens publicerades den 19:e december 1843 och blev omedelbart…
En riktigt god jul... blir det till slut i CHARLES DICKENS En Julsaga, men vägen dit är inte den vanliga. Med hjälp av övernaturliga krafter får den rike och elake affärsmannen SCROOGE en läxa, som på juldagsnatten förvandlar honom till en riktigt g…
För dig som älskar vackra böcker! I ett unikt samarbete med några av Sveriges intressantaste illustratörer ger Telegram ut valda världsklassiker. Varje bokomslag är ett unikt konstverk som tillsammans bildar en exposé över hur spännande det blir när…
Äntligen är julen här! Samla familjen kring denna nya och underbara inläsning av den klassiska julsagan om den snåle och bittre Scrooge som hemsöks av julens andar och får lära sig om julens inneboende budskap. God Jul!
Den elake och snåle gubben Scrooge sitter på sitt kontor och fryser. Han hatar julen. - Bara idioter bryr sig om sånt fånigt trams, fnyser han. Men den här julen får han inte sura ifred. En främmande varelse dyker upp, ett spöke, och tar med Scrooge…
Introduction and Notes by Dr Ella Westland, University of Exeter. Illustrations by George Cruickshank. Dickens had already achieved renown with The Pickwick Papers. With Oliver Twist his reputation was enhanced and strengthened. The novel contains m…
London in the 1830s--dirty, dangerous, and no place for a young orphan. Oliver Twist must use all his wits to stay out of the clutches of a gang of pickpockets, thieves, and murderers. Will he stay safe long enough to discover the truth about who he…
Oliver Twist (+Biography and Bibliography) (Glossy Cover Finish): Set in Victorian London, this is a tale of a spirited young innocent's unwilling but inevitable recruitment into a scabrous gang of thieves. Masterminded by the loathsome Fagin, the u…
For a long time after it was ushered into this world of sorrow and trouble, by the parish surgeon, it remained a matter of considerable doubt whether the child would survive to bear any name at all; in which case it is somewhat more than probable th…
Set in Victorian London, this is a tale of a spirited young innocent's unwilling but inevitable recruitment into a scabrous gang of thieves. Masterminded by the loathsome Fagin, the underworld crew features some of Dickens' most memorable characters…
Oliver Twist is born an orphan and grows up handed from bad position to worse. Eventually he ends up in the London street gang run by Fagin, who attempts to blacken the boy's pure soul in his service. Through chance and coincidence Oliver is restore…
Oliver Twist, an orphan boy at birth, is handed over to an orphanage. His childhood takes place between cold hunger and abuse. After escaping from the orphanage, he goes to London and meets a boy who convinces him to go to a house to receive food an…
Oliver Twist, or The Parish Boy's Progress, is the second novel by Charles Dickens, and was first published as a serial 1837-9. The story is of the orphan Oliver Twist, who starts his life in a workhouse and is then apprenticed with an undertaker. H…
