Books published by publisher Amerian Heritage Press

Oliver Twist is born in a workhouse in 1830s England. His mother, whose name no one knows, is found on the street and dies just after Oliver's birth. Oliver spends the first nine years of his life in a badly run home for young orphans and then is transferred to a workhouse for adults. Oliver Twist, a compelling history of the lives of workhouse children in the industrial revolution. The novel was the first of the author’s works to realistically depict the impoverished London underworld and to illustrate his belief that poverty leads to crime.

Leather inlay medallion on cover with intertwined "JB" and "WB." Also leather title inlay on spine. Covers and page edges are foxed. No dust jacket or box, if originally included. 12 magnificent watercolor illustrations by Blake. The only mark in the book is a lightly penciled price inside front cover. This is a beautiful special edition designed by Stefan Salter in 14 point "Caslon Old Face" type and printed at the American Book-Stratford Press in New York.

This is a superb writing by an absolutely superb writer. As an appreciator of Jane Austen and her writings, Thomas Hardy is equal to her style Writers of today are very good, but could pick up some tips by reading Mr. Hardy. This Far From the Maddening Crowd in on the list of our book club in the local library. it is a must read for anyone who wants to learn about the customs of his time in history.

It is a beautiful novel revolving around the lives of three women, Mrs. Baines, Sophia, Constance, and those who surround them. The narration follows occurrences that change life. It is so realistic that one can find ones life in any of the described characters. Bennett compels the reader to search the souls of ordinary people and in the end leaves one with a question about ones own existence.