Books with title Oliver Twisted

One of the first English novels to feature a child as its protagonist, Oliver Twist, published in 1838, moves through the Victorian underworld to tell a suspenseful tale of innocence threatened-yet ultimately triumphant. Mining memories of his own youth to imagine the experiences of the foundling Oliver, Dickens creates a heartbreaking drama full of unforgettable characters, from the rascal antics of street urchin the Artful Dodger and the manipulative seediness of Fagin to the kindness of prostitute Nancy and the innocence of Oliver, who escapes the horrors of the workhouse only to find himself taken in by a den of thieves in London's underworld.

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title―offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.This edition of Oliver Twist includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Nancy Springer.Abandoned at an early age, Oliver Twist is forced to live in a dark and dismal London workhouse lorded over by awful Mr. Bumble who cheats the boys of their meager rations! Desperate but determined, Oliver makes his escape. But what he discovers in the harsh streets of London's underworld makes the workhouse look like a picnic. Penniless and alone, he is lured into a world of crime by the wily Fagin--the nefarious mastermind of a gang of pint-sized pickpockets.Will a life of crime pay off for young Oliver? Or will it earn him a one-way ticket to the gallows?

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Oliver Twist is a boy who lost his mother just after his birth on the streets of 1830s England.He is taken to a baby farm where he spends the first nine years of his life under the supervision of Mrs. Mann. He is there taken care of poorly, and as a matter of fact, the whole farm is run the same way.On his ninth birthday, Mr. Bumble takes him to a workhouse for adults, and he remains there for half a year.The boys living there are all under-fed, and in one such instance when they feel desperately hungry they come up with the idea to draw lots, and the loser of the game must go and ask for another portion of gruel.Of course, the task is given to Oliver, and he comes forward on the next meal, trembling, and asks for more gruel.Everyone gets upset, and the board that is running the workhouse offers £5 to anyone who would want to take the boy and make him his apprentice.A brutal chimney sweep is the first one almost to claim him, but at the end an undertaker working for the parish by the name of Mr. Sowerberry claims him.Oliver enjoys a better treatment in his service, although the wife of his owner looks down on him, and whenever she can, mistreats him. Oliver works as a mourner at kids’ funerals.The turning point in his stay, and in this book, is the instance when one of the much bigger boys Noah, decides to bait Oliver and insults the memory of his mother, after which Oliver assaults him.Mrs. Sowerberry stands in Noah’s defense and lets him beat the boy, and then she even compels Mr. Bumble and her husband to beat him again and teach him a lesson.Beaten and hurt, Oliver is sent to his room, and that will be the last night he spends there.He escapes the following morning.His destination is London, believing he will find a better life there. On his way, he meets a pickpocket known by the nickname of Artful Dodger and his sidekick Charley Bates.However, Oliver fails to see dishonesty in these boys, and accepts the free meals that he is given, and follows the boys to the place they promise him he will be taken care of, without needing to give anything in return.The place he is taken to is the residence of Fagin, the infamous Jewish criminal, who leads a gang of juvenile pickpockets.He lives in ignorance believing they make wallets until one day he is taken to the boys’ “workplace” and understands their real “occupation.”The boys pick a man’s pocket, and run away, while Oliver, not knowing what happened stays behind. So, when the assaulted man Mr. Brownlow turns around, he sees him running away, and believes he is the pickpocket.Oliver is then caught and brought before the magistrate, but Mr. Brownlow starts having doubts about the boy’s real nature and then is proven to be right about his innocence when a bookstall holder comes up as a witness and clears his name.By this time, Oliver is ill, and he faints during the trial. Then, Mr. Brownlow takes him to his place and provides him with care.He lives in bliss for some time under Mr. Brownlow’s care, until the day that Mr. Fagin decides to bring him back to his residence.He uses one of the girls that live there named Nancy, to trick him into coming back.There, he is treated badly again and is even forced to participate in a house burglary.During the burglary, something goes wrong, and he ends up a shot in his left arm.Everyone runs away, and he stays in the care of the people he was supposed to rob.

With a hungry, timid request of ‘Please, sir. I want some more’, orphan Oliver Twist takes his first step on a terrifying journey. In the dark, dangerous streets of Victorian London Oliver enters the world of people so poor and desperate that they will take any risk and know no mercy. Relentlessly pursued by the menacing criminal world, who should Oliver trust? Are his true friends strong enough to resist the determined plotting of desperate villains? In this gripping tale of kidnapping, shooting and murder, Charles Dickens shows the threats to a vulnerable boy’s existence and asks the eternal question: which is more powerful, good or evil? Real Reads are retellings of the classics of world literature, each fitted into a 64-page book. Our books make classic stories, dramas and histories available to young readers as a bridge to the full texts, to reluctant readers as a gentle introduction to a world of wonderful literature, to language students wanting access to other cultures, and to adult readers who are unlikely ever to read the original versions, or simply don’t have time to!

This edition includes 10 illustrations. There is no denying the enduring popularity of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, the story of a young orphan who falls in with a thieving group of pickpockets in 19th century London. Published in 1838, it is the second of Dickens’ long list of novels, and while Oliver is often comical, its author did not shy away from describing the serious and tragic plight of orphaned children at that time. Modern readers will recognize the story from its Broadway musical adaptation, as well as the 1968 film adaptation which won an Academy Award for best picture.

Oliver Twist, or The Parish Boy's Progress, is the second novel by Charles Dickens, and was first published as a serial 1837–39. The story is of the orphan Oliver Twist, who starts his life in a workhouse and is then sold into apprenticeship with an undertaker. He escapes from there and travels to London, where he meets the Artful Dodger, a member of a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the elderly criminal Fagin.

Oliver Twist, or The Parish Boy's Progress, is the second novel by Charles Dickens, and was first published as a serial 1837–39. The story is of the orphan Oliver Twist, who starts his life in a workhouse and is then sold into apprenticeship with an undertaker. He escapes from there and travels to London, where he meets the Artful Dodger, a member of a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the elderly criminal, Fagin.