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Oliver Twist: Wordsworth Edition
KWD 3.218
A gripping portrayal of London's dark criminal underbelly, published in Wordsworth Editions with an introduction by Philip Horne.
Paperback, 400 pages
Introduction and Notes by Dr Ella Westland, University of Exeter. Illustrations by George Cruickshank.
Dickens had already achieved renown with The Pickwick Papers.
With Oliver Twist his reputation was enhanced and strengthened. The novel contains many classic Dickensian themes - grinding poverty, desperation, fear, temptation and the eventual triumph of good in the face of great adversity. Oliver Twist features some of the author's most enduring characters, such as Oliver himself (who dares to ask for more), the tyrannical Bumble, the diabolical Fagin, the menacing Bill Sikes, Nancy and 'the Artful Dodger'.
For any reader wishing to delve into the works of the great Victorian literary colossus, Oliver Twist is, without doubt, an essential title.
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. 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.
Paperback, 400 pages
Publisher and imprint: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
ISBN: 9781853260124
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