Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, published by Puffin in 1994, is a specially abridged edition from the Puffin Classics: The Essential Collection series. This English-language book spans 346 pages and presents the story of an orphan named Oliver who, after asking for more food, escapes from a workhouse and finds himself navigating the streets of London. Along the way, he encounters the Artful Dodger and becomes entangled with Fagin and his gang of pickpockets, leading to a series of events that challenge his fate.
Readers will discover Oliver’s journey as he narrowly avoids imprisonment and eventually comes under the care of the kind Mr. Brownlow. However, the story takes a darker turn as Fagin and the menacing Bill Sikes pursue Oliver, intent on reclaiming him. This edition explores themes related to juvenile fiction, family dynamics, and the harsh realities of law and crime in Europe, providing a rich context for understanding Oliver’s struggles and resilience.
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After orphan Oliver Twist asks for more food, he has to flee the workhouse and ends up on the streets of London. There 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.
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