Oliver Twist: Charles Dickens (Puffin Classics)

Oliver Twist: Charles Dickens (Puffin Classics)

by Charles Dickens (Author), Garth Nix (Introduction), Charles Dickens (Author), Charles Dickens (Author), Garth Nix (Introduction), Charles Dickens (Author)

Synopsis

The classic story of a young boy who seeks his fortune on the streets of London. After Oliver Twist asks nasty Mr Bumble for more food, he has to flee the workhouse for the streets of London. Here he meets the Artful Dodger, who leads him to Fagin and his gang of pickpockets. When a thieving mission goes wrong, Oliver narrowly avoids prison and finds himself in the care of kind Mr Brownlow. But Fagin and the brutal Bill Sikes go in search of the young orphan, determined to drag him back...With an inspirational and light-hearted introduction by Garth Nix, "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens is one of the twelve wonderful classic stories being relaunched in "Puffin Classics" in March 2008.

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More Information

Format: Abridged
Pages: 391
Edition: Abridged
Publisher: Puffin Classics
Published: 06 Mar 2008

ISBN 10: 0141322438
ISBN 13: 9780141322438
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

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The power of [Dickens] is so amazing, that the reader at once becomes his captive, and must follow him whithersoever he leads.
--William Makepeace Thackeray
Author Bio
Charles Dickens (1812-70) is one of the most recognized celebrities of English literature. His many books include Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol.