Oliver Twist
Dickens, Charles, 1812-18702003
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Dickens wrote this story of a boy forced to live in a dark and dismal workhouse lorded over by Mr Bumble to draw attention to Victorian social ills. Desperate but determined, Oliver makes his escape and finds that life in the harsh streets of London's underworld makes the workhouse look like a picnic.
Main title:
Oliver Twist / Charles Dickens.
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Edition:
New ed. / with a critical introduction by Philip Horne.
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2003.
Collation:
608 p. ; 20 cm.
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ISBN:
9780141439747 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.8FICTIONFIC
Language:
English
BRN:
37084