{"product_id":"oliver-twist-paperback-2","title":"Oliver Twist - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrederick Busch\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eEdward Le Comte\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the great novelist's most popular works, \u003ci\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/i\u003e is also the purest distillation of Dickens's genius. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis tale of the orphan who is reared in a workhouse and runs away to London is a novel of social protest, a morality tale, and a detective story. \u003ci\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/i\u003e presents some of the most sinister characters in Dickens: the master thief, Fagin; the leering Artful Dodger; the murderer, Bill Sikes...along with some of his most sentimental and comical characters. Only Dickens can give us nightmare and daydream together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccording to George Orwell, \"in \u003ci\u003eOliver Twist...\u003c\/i\u003eDickens attacked English institutions with a ferocity that has never since been approached. Yet he managed to do it without making himself hated, and, more than this, the very people he attacked have welcomed him so completely that he has become a national institution himself.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an Introduction by Frederick Busch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eand an Afterword by Edward Le Comte\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/b\u003e was perhaps the most popular English novelist of the nineteenth century. Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England in 1812, he had a happy early childhood, which was interrupted when his father was sent to debtors' prison. Young Dickens came to know not only hunger and privation but also the evils of child labor when he had to go to work in a factory at age twelve. After a turn of fortune in the shape of a legacy, Dickens was able to work as an attorney's clerk and newspaper reporter until his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Pickwick Papers\u003c\/i\u003e (1837), brought him instant success at age twenty-five. Subsequent works were published serially in periodicals and cemented his reputation as a master of colorful characterization and a harsh critic of social evils and corrupt institutions. His many classic books include \u003ci\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Tale of Two Cities\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBleak House\u003c\/i\u003e. Dickens married Catherine Hogarth in 1836, and the couple had nine children before separating in 1858, when he began a long affair with Ellen Ternan, a young actress. Despite the scandal, Dickens remained a public figure, appearing often to read his fiction. He died in 1870, leaving his final novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of Edwin Drood\u003c\/i\u003e, unfinished. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDistinguished writer, teacher, and critic \u003cb\u003eFrederick Busch\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than twenty works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eNorth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGirls\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mutual Friend\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel about Charles Dickens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Le Comte\u003c\/b\u003e (1916-2004) was professor of English at the State University of New York at Albany, and he also taught at Columbia, his alma mater, and the University of California at Berkley. He was the author of more than twenty books, including novels, a biography of John Donne, and two memoirs. His specialty, both in teaching and in numerous influential articles and books, was Milton.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 6.76 x 4.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oliver Twist (Unabridged)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 33\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687507628095,"sku":"9780451529718","price":7.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ba2eac5856fdf5518fd1496d1ec5aebf.webp?v=1764978841","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/oliver-twist-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}