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The Adventures of Oliver Twist/ Charles Dickens ; Introduction by Hillis Miller. - New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1962. - XXXIII, 411 stron ; 19 cm.

Author

Dickens Charles (1812-1870). Autor Miller Hillis. Wstęp

Form of Work

Książki Proza

Demographic Group

Literatura angielska

Subject

Sieroctwo Dom dziecka Przestępcy Kradzież Rodzina Relacje międzyludzkie Londyn (Wielka Brytania) Anglia (Wielka Brytania)

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Literatura młodzieżowa

"The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull's Eye, and prostitute Nancy, all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin. Combining elements of Gothic Romance, the Newgate Novel and popular melodrama, Dickens created an entirely new kind of fiction, scathing in its indictment of a cruel society, and pervaded by an unforgettable sense of threat and mystery..."

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There are copies available to loan: sygn. O 27685 (1 egz.)