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'Oliver Twist has asked for more!'

Fleeing the workhouse, Oliver finds himself taken under the wing of the Artful Dodger and caught up with a group of pickpockets in London. As he tries to free himself from their clutches he becomes immersed in the seedy underbelly of the Capital, amongst criminals, prostitutes and the homeless. Dickens scathing attack on the cruelness of Victorian Society features some of his most memorable and enduring characters, including innocent Oliver himself, the Artful Dodger, Fagin, Bill Sikes and Nancy.

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Product Details

• ISBN: 9780007350889
• ISBN 10: 0007350880
• Imprint: William Collins
• On Sale: 04/01/2010
• Pages: 528
• List Price:6.99 CAD
• BISAC1 : FICTION / Classics
• BISAC2 : FICTION / Thrillers / Historical
• BISAC3 : FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological
• BISAC4 : FICTION / Urban
• BISAC5 : FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional

Charles Dickens

Biography

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was one of England's greatest writers. Best known for his classic serialized novels, such as Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations, Dickens wrote about the London he lived in, the conditions of the poor, and the growing tensions between the classes. He achieved critical and popular international success in his lifetime and was honored with burial in Westminster Abbey.

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  Quentin Blake's A Christmas Carol

  By Charles Dickens

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  Oliver Twist (Collins Classics)

  By Charles Dickens

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  A Tale of Two Cities (Collins Classics)

  By Charles Dickens