Oliver Twist |
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Author:
| Dickens, Charles |
Illustrator:
| McKowen, Scott |
Afterword by:
| Pober, Arthur |
Series title: | Sterling Unabridged Classics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4027-5425-8 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2008 |
Publisher: | Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $22.99 |
Book Description:
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Ages 10 and up
Thanks to its coloruful cast of characters and gritty portrayal of street life in Victorian London, Dickens' Oliver Twist has captured readers' hearts for more than 150 years. Today's children will love it too. Oliver, a poor orphan, escapes the miserable workhouse where he was born only to fall into the clutches of a band of pickpockets led by the odious Fagin. Yet no amount of cruelty can destroy his purity...and through his goodness,...
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Ages 10 and up
Thanks to its coloruful cast of characters and gritty portrayal of street life in Victorian London, Dickens' Oliver Twist has captured readers' hearts for more than 150 years. Today's children will love it too. Oliver, a poor orphan, escapes the miserable workhouse where he was born only to fall into the clutches of a band of pickpockets led by the odious Fagin. Yet no amount of cruelty can destroy his purity...and through his goodness, he finds salvation.