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Oliver Twist [adaptation]
A simplified retelling of the adventures of an orphan boy who lives in the squalid surroundings of a nineteenth-century English workhouse until he becomes involved with a gang of thieves.
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80 pages, Paperback
Published January 22, 2001
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Charles Dickens
13k books31.4k followersCharles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870) was a writer and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.
Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms.
Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted, and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set in London and Paris, is his best-known work of historical fiction. Dickens's creative genius has been praised by fellow writers—from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell and G. K. Chesterton—for its realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. On the other hand, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, loose writing, and a vein of saccharine sentimentalism. The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.
On 8 June 1870, Dickens suffered another stroke at his home after a full day's work on Edwin Drood. He never regained consciousness, and the next day he died at Gad's Hill Place. Contrary to his wish to be buried at Rochester Cathedral "in an inexpensive, unostentatious, and strictly private manner," he was laid to rest in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. A printed epitaph circulated at the time of the funeral reads: "To the Memory of Charles Dickens (England's most popular author) who died at his residence, Higham, near Rochester, Kent, 9 June 1870, aged 58 years. He was a sympathiser with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed; and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world." His last words were: "On the ground", in response to his sister-in-law Georgina's request that he lie down.
(from Wikipedia)
Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms.
Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted, and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set in London and Paris, is his best-known work of historical fiction. Dickens's creative genius has been praised by fellow writers—from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell and G. K. Chesterton—for its realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. On the other hand, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, loose writing, and a vein of saccharine sentimentalism. The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.
On 8 June 1870, Dickens suffered another stroke at his home after a full day's work on Edwin Drood. He never regained consciousness, and the next day he died at Gad's Hill Place. Contrary to his wish to be buried at Rochester Cathedral "in an inexpensive, unostentatious, and strictly private manner," he was laid to rest in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. A printed epitaph circulated at the time of the funeral reads: "To the Memory of Charles Dickens (England's most popular author) who died at his residence, Higham, near Rochester, Kent, 9 June 1870, aged 58 years. He was a sympathiser with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed; and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world." His last words were: "On the ground", in response to his sister-in-law Georgina's request that he lie down.
(from Wikipedia)
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November 4, 2013
1. Oliver Twist Level:4
2. I spend 60 minutes on this book by page 24.
3. Oliver Poor Workhouse Punishment Taken Run-away Juck
4. In this book, when Oliver was running away from a place, he was lying on a road. People who passed him gave him some foods. Could you give something to people like him?
Maybe no. However, I wish I could do something to people, and I hope all people can live peacefully.
5. I'm interested in this book. Oliver was a poor boy. I pitied him because I don't know person like him. Even though he has no family and money, he lived hard. I thought he was a very strong boy.
2. I spend 60 minutes on this book by page 24.
3. Oliver Poor Workhouse Punishment Taken Run-away Juck
4. In this book, when Oliver was running away from a place, he was lying on a road. People who passed him gave him some foods. Could you give something to people like him?
Maybe no. However, I wish I could do something to people, and I hope all people can live peacefully.
5. I'm interested in this book. Oliver was a poor boy. I pitied him because I don't know person like him. Even though he has no family and money, he lived hard. I thought he was a very strong boy.
April 9, 2013
Je ne tiens pas à me faire passer pour plus intelligente que je ne le suis, donc je précise qu'il s'agit d'une version abrégée ! (Et peut-être un peu trop simplifiée pour que je l'apprécie pleinement d'ailleurs. ^^)
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December 30, 2009
Dickens' typical dramatic novel. Can give the very taste of the classics.
ေနာက္ဆံုးေတာ့လည္း အမွန္တရားသာ ေအာင္ပြဲခံေလသတည္း... း)
ေနာက္ဆံုးေတာ့လည္း အမွန္တရားသာ ေအာင္ပြဲခံေလသတည္း... း)
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October 13, 2011"Please sir, I want some more." This story is one of I-have-to read-someday books. I pity for Nancy, who loves a terrible man. I hate people who hurt weaker people.
November 8, 2018
Reread Nov 2018 ❤️
September 1, 2013
رواية جميلة
توضح مدي بؤس و شقاء الاطفال في مرحلة الثورة الصناعية في الدول الارووبية
فعلا تشارلز ديكينز ابدع في هذه القصة ويجعل الواحد منا بشاركoliver معنويا
توضح مدي بؤس و شقاء الاطفال في مرحلة الثورة الصناعية في الدول الارووبية
فعلا تشارلز ديكينز ابدع في هذه القصة ويجعل الواحد منا بشاركoliver معنويا
January 24, 2015
I loved every thing about this book , although i wish Nancy hadn't died. but the ending was perfect.
December 28, 2018
LOVE IT!!!😍😉
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