Oliver Twist: or, The Parish Boy's Progress

by Charles Dickens, Vladimir Verano (Designed by)

Overview

ORPHANED

at birth and left in the care of a harsh world!

PROPELLED

from setting to setting, without a place to call home!

CRIMINALIZED

through an unfortunate misunderstanding!

OLIVER TWIST is the journey of a young parish child fighting to survive in the streets of London.

Comedy and tragedy simultaneously guide you through these short, tumultuous years of Oliver's life, as Charles Dickens shines a critical light on the many aspects of Victorian society through the seamless satirical tone of his 1838 literary classic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609441333
Publisher:	VertVolta Press
Publication date:	12/20/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	390
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is probably the greatest novelist England has ever produced, the author of such famous books as A Christmas Carol, Hard Times, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, and Oliver Twist. His innate comic genius and shrewd depictions of Victorian life — along with his indelible characters — have made his books beloved by readers the world over. Dickens was born in Landport, Portsea, England and died in Kent after suffering a stroke. The second of eight children of a family continually plagued by debt, the young Dickens came to know hunger, privation, and the horrors of the infamous debtors' prison and the evils of child labor. These unfortunate early life experiences helped shape many of his greatest works.

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1812

Date of Death:

June 18, 1870

Place of Birth:

Portsmouth, England

Place of Death:

Gad's Hill, Kent, England

Education:

Home-schooling; attended Dame School at Chatham briefly and Wellington