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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.8
EAN: 9780192833396
ISBN: 0192833391
Label: Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 544
Publication Date: 1999-10-28
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
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Oliver Twist is a classic tale of a boy of unknown parentage born in a workhouse and brought up under the cruel conditions to which pauper children were exposed in the Victorian England. With this novel, Dickens did not merely write a topical satire on the workhouse system and the role of the 1834 New Poor Law in fostering criminality. He created a moral fable about the survival of good, a romance, and a gripping story in which he exploited suspense and violence more effectively than any of his contemporaries. The new Oxford World's Classics edition of Oliver Twist is based on the authoritative Clarendon edition, which uses Dickens's revised text of 1846. It includes his preface of 1841 in which he defended himself against hostile criticism, and includes all twenty-four original illustrations by George Cruikshank. Stephen Gill's groundbreaking introduction gives a fascinating new account of the novel. He also provides appendices on Dickens and Cruikshank, on Dickens's Preface and the Newgate Novel Controversy, on Oliver Twist and the New Poor Law and on thieves' slang.
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Summary: Buy this book!
Comment: I loved this. I was on the edge of my seat waiting for something good to happen to poor Oliver. I especially loved the names that Dickens chose for the characters; Mr. Brownlow, Mr. Bumble, Mr. Sowerberry, Mr. Grimwig, Duff and Blathers...they're all perfect. Why did I wait so long to read this book? Wonderful.
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Summary: Oliver Twist: A Classic
Comment: 'Oliver Twist' is a great book, but not for the faint-hearted. It is about the adventures of a little orphan boy and interesting. I don't think I completely understood it, though. I would recommend this book for about 16 and older; this is not an easy book
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Summary: Much More than a Social Commentary..
Comment: Oliver Twist is comprised of incredibly rich and unforgettable characters. It is immpossible not identify with young oliver, for we are all thrown into this crazy world in some sense or another. I found book one to be one of Dickens most prosaic masterpieces. Book two is not quite as well crafted and becomes bogged down in parts bringing everything together. However, the read is well worth it and i find it to be Dickens most inviting and enriching work.
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Summary: couldnt do it, i couldnt finish this one
Comment: yup, i couldn't finish this one. it was well written, engaging, humorous at times, sad at other times, almost everything that a person could want in a book. it had one major problem though, it really was just too negative. the people were too cruel to each other and there was far too much injustice and dirt, everything was so dirty, dilapidated, dark, discomfort, disquieted minds and any other words you can think of that start with 'd' and end in something unpleasant.
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Summary: Oliver Twist
Comment: When I started reading Oliver Twist, it was an assignment for school and nothing more. However, I was soon intrigued by little Oliver, a quiet, naturally pleasant little boy, and who is apparently a magnet for bad company and lives in a workhouse. I wondered how he could remain so sweet and childish through all he'd been through.
Dickens kept me turning the pages with cliffhangers and anticipation. It's witty and it has hilarious moments concerning the band of thieves. Master Charley Bates' laughter is infectious even from the pages of the book, The Artful Dodger's proposed `genteelman behavior' is amusing, and Fagin's witty remarks always manage to entice a chuckle from me and my dad as we read it together.
The only thing that irritated me was that Dickens leaned a little too far to the left and the right , and didn't have any middle ground. Oliver Twist is a perfect boy. He does nothing wrong. Ever. Not once. I don't think it portrays people with a sense of morality well enough, because even those people are not perfect(coughRosecough). However, the way the little robber gang is written represents the underside of human nature very well.
Dickens' sense of description was astounding. It really made everything come to life, from the dirty, disgusting streets of London to the beautiful country lane. It gave me a vivid and detailed picture in my head.
All in all, Oliver Twist is an excellent book.The story was very well put together, and he leaves no loose ends to be tied up. There are dull moments in the book, but Dickens brings us back with a sudden twist at the end of a chapter that will leave us at the edge of our seats, begging "Please sir, more?"
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