Oliver Twist
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2003
Penguin Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-14-180464-4 (ISBN)
Penguin Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-14-180464-4 (ISBN)
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Combining elements of Gothic Romance, the Newgate Novel and popular melodrama, this book presents a tale of childhood innocence that is beset by evil which depicts the dark criminal underworld of a London peopled by various characters - the arch-villain Fagin, the artful Dodger, the menacing Bill Sikes and the prostitute Nancy.
The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. Dickens' tale of childhood innocence beset by evil depicts the dark criminal underworld of a London peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the arch-villain Fagin, the artful Dodger, the menacing Bill Sikes and the prostitute Nancy. 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.
The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. Dickens' tale of childhood innocence beset by evil depicts the dark criminal underworld of a London peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the arch-villain Fagin, the artful Dodger, the menacing Bill Sikes and the prostitute Nancy. 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.
Charles Dickens (1812-70) was a political reporter and journalist whose popularity was established by the phenomenally successful Pickwick Papers (1836-7). His novels captured and held the public imagination over a period of more than thirty years.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.3.2003 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Penguin Classics |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 139 x 146 mm |
| Gewicht | 218 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker |
| Literatur ► Zweisprachige Ausgaben ► Deutsch / Englisch | |
| Schlagworte | Englisch; Romane/Erzählungen (Audio-CDs) • Hörbuch; Fremdsprachige Literatur (Audio-CD) |
| ISBN-10 | 0-14-180464-5 / 0141804645 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-14-180464-4 / 9780141804644 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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