- Published: 1 March 2012
- ISBN: 9781409061328
- Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
- Format: EBook
Oliver Twist
With an exclusive introduction by Peter Ackroyd, these out of print editions are brought back to life with a fresh and timeless new look.
Orphaned at birth and abandoned to the hardships of the workhouse, Oliver Twist lives a gruelling life of poverty. Desperate to escape his heartless tormenters, he runs away to start a better life in London but, once there, he is befriended by a young pickpocket known as the Artful Dodger, who introduces him to Fagin and his gang of thieves.
A chance encounter gives Oliver the opportunity to escape the criminal underworld but Fagin won't let him get away so easily. And just when everything seems hopeless, events take a most unexpected turn ...
- Published: 1 March 2012
- ISBN: 9781409061328
- Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
- Format: EBook
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About the author
Charles Dickens was born in Hampshire on February 7, 1812. His father was a clerk in the navy pay office, who was well paid but often ended up in financial troubles. When Dickens was twelve years old he was send to work in a shoe polish factory because his family had been taken to the debtors' prison. His career as a writer of fiction started in 1833 when his short stories and essays began to appear in periodicals. The Pickwick Papers, his first commercial success, was published in 1836. The serialisation of Oliver Twist began in 1837. Many other novels followed and The Old Curiosity Shop brought Dickens international fame and he became a celebrity in America as well as Britain. Charles Dickens died on 9 June 1870. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.
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I love all of Dickens
Jo Brand
I would always prefer to go get another Dickens off the shelf than pick up a new book by someone I've not read yet
Donna Tartt
He's a marvellous writer ... He's very, very good
William Trevor
Charles Dickens is one of the giants of English literature
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There's only one Charles Dickens
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