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Oliver Twist

By Charles Dickens
Introduction by Philip Horne

By Charles Dickens
Introduction by Philip Horne

By Charles Dickens
Illustrated by Coralie Bickford-Smith
Introduction by Philip Horne
Notes by Philip Horne

By Charles Dickens
Illustrated by Coralie Bickford-Smith
Introduction by Philip Horne
Notes by Philip Horne

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Part of Penguin Clothbound Classics

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Apr 29, 2003 | ISBN 9780141439747

Hardcover $25.00

Sep 28, 2010 | ISBN 9780141192499

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    About Oliver Twist

    A gripping portrayal of London’s dark criminal underbelly, published in Penguin Classics with an introduction by Philip Horne.

    The story of Oliver Twist – orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath – shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters – the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull’s Eye, and prostitute Nancy, all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin. Combining elements of Gothic Romance, the Newgate Novel and popular melodrama, Dickens created an entirely new kind of fiction, scathing in its indictment of a cruel society, and pervaded by an unforgettable sense of threat and mystery.

    This Penguin Classics edition of Oliver Twist is the first critical edition to faithfully reproduce the text as its earliest readers would have encountered it from its serialisation in Bentley’s Miscellany, and includes an introduction by Philip Horne, a glossary of Victorian thieves’ slang, a chronology of Dickens’s life, a map of contemporary London and all of George Cruikshank’s original illustrations.

    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

    About Oliver Twist

    Part of Penguin’s beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. Dickens’s tale of childhood innocence beset by evil depicts the dark criminal underworld of a London peopled by vivid and memorable characters – the arch-villain Fagin, the artful Dodger, the menacing Bill Sikes and the prostitute Nancy. Combining elements of Gothic Romance, the Newgate Novel and popular melodrama, Dickens created an entirely newkind of fiction, scathing in its indictment of a cruel society, and pervaded by an unforgettable sense of threat and mystery.

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    About Charles Dickens

    Charles Dickens was born in a little house in Landport, Portsea, England, on February 7, 1812. The second of eight children, he grew up in a family frequently beset by financial insecurity. When the family fortunes improved, Charles went back to… More about Charles Dickens

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    Product Details

    Category: Historical Fiction | Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $8.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Apr 29, 2003 | 608 Pages | ISBN 9780141439747

    Category: Historical Fiction | Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction

    Hardcover | $25.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Sep 28, 2010 | 608 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780141192499

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    –William Makepeace Thackeray

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