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Oliver Twist

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Charles Dickens was a brilliant and prolific writer, probably the most famous nineteenth-century English novelist. He was very successful during his lifetime and his books have never been out of print. The exciting plots and fantastic characters in his books have meant they have all been adapted (in some cases, many times over) for television or the big screen.

Charles Dickens was born on 7 February 1812 in Portsmouth. He was one of eight children, and at first his family enjoyed a happy life in the countryside of Kent. But Dickens¿ father was not very good at managing his money, and when the family fell into financial difficulties they had to move to London. In Dickens¿ time people who could not pay their debts were sent to a kind of prison, and Dickens¿ father eventually ended up in one of these debtor¿s prisons, called the Marshalsea. Charles was forced to leave school and go to work in a ¿blacking factory¿ where he pasted labels on to pots for many hours a day. Even though Charles was only twelve at this time, he understood that without education he would never escape the poverty that had so entrapped his family. Charles often used his childhood experiences in his books. For instance, in David Copperfield, the hero Davy is taken out of school by his cruel stepfather and sent to work in a similar factory. Another novel, Little Dorrit, is set in and around the Marshalsea prison.

Fortunately Charles was eventually sent back to school. He went to work as a lawyer¿s clerk, and then as a political reporter. In 1833 he began to publish short stories and essays in newspapers and magazines. His first book, The Pickwick Papers, was published in instalments in a monthly magazine, and was a roaring success. Even before this book was finished, Charles began writing another novel, Oliver Twist. This is one of his most famous books ¿ perhaps you¿ve read it, or seen the musical or one of the film adaptations? Many other novels followed and Dickens became a celebrity in America as well as Britain. He also set up and edited the journals Household Words (1850-9) and All the Year Round (1859-70). Dickens used his books to highlight the suffering of the poor, the inadequate support provided to them, and the massive inequalities between the different ranks of society. This social and political commentary was very influential and it is believed Dickens¿ work did a great deal to reform workhouses, prisons, and most particularly public opinion of the working classes. Charles travelled all over Britain and America giving public readings from his books. He was a wonderful performer(at one point he had wanted to be an actor) and his readings were said to be electrifying ¿ women in the audience would scream and faint when he read about the murder of Nancy from Oliver Twist. His readings were therefore extremely popular, and on some occasions Dickens only charged a penny for tickets so that poorer people could also attend. In later years, these energetic readings took a terrible toll on his failing health. Dickens died after stroke on 9 June 1870, leaving his last novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, unfinished. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.

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ISBN-13: 9781535353120
ISBN-10: 1535353120
Pagini: 446
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg

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One of the most swiftly moving and unified of Charles Dickens' great novels, Oliver Twist is also famous for its recreation through the splendidly realized figures of Fagin, Nancy, the Artful Dodger, and the evil Bill Sikes--of the vast London under--world of pickpockets, thieves, prostitutes, and abandoned children.


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With a hungry, timid request of Please, sir. I want some more, orphan Oliver Twist takes his first step on a terrifying journey.In the dark, dangerous streets of Victorian London Oliver enters the world of people so poor and desperate that they will take any risk and know no mercy.Relentlessly pursued by the menacing criminal world, who should Oliver trust? Are his true friends strong enough to resist the determined plotting of desperate villains?In this gripping tale of kidnapping, shooting and murder, Charles Dickens shows the threats to a vulnerable boy s existence and asks the eternal question: which is more powerful, good or evil?"Real Reads" are accessible texts designed to support the literacy development of primary and lower secondary age children while introducing them to the riches of our international literary heritage. Each book is a retelling of a work of great literature from one of the world s greatest cultures, fitted into a 64-page book, making classic stories, dramas and histories available to intelligent young readers as a bridge to the full texts, to language students wanting access to other cultures, and to adult readers who are unlikely ever to read the original versions."

Notă biografică

Charles Dickens wurde am 7. Februar 1812 in Landport in England geboren und starb am 9. Juni 1870 in der Nähe von Rochester. Er war ein englischer Schriftsteller.

Dickens war das zweite von acht Kindern eines mittellosen Marineschreibers. 1823 wurde der überschuldete Vater ins Londoner Gefängnis inhaftiert, in das - wie damals üblich - auch die ganze Familie zog. Dickens lebte als einziger außerhalb und musste schon als Kind die Familie als Hilfsarbeiter ernähren. Diese Erfahrungen waren die Inspiration für spätere Romane.

Die Schule besuchte Dickens nur unregelmäßig. 1827 begann er als Schreiber bei einem Rechtsanwalt und arbeitete sich zum parlamentarischen Berichterstatter hoch. Ab 1831 machte er sich einen Namen als Journalist und begann dann, seine ersten Fortsetzungsromane in Zeitschriften zu veröffentlichen.

1836 heiratete er seine Frau Catherine, mit der er zehn Kinder bekam. Zwei Jahre später erschien mit "Oliver Twist" Dickens' erster Roman und zugleich eines seiner wichtigsten Werke. Auch in den USA erlangte er mit diesem und weiteren Werken wie "A Christmas Carol", "David Copperfield" oder "Great Expectations" großen Erfolg.

Nach 22 Jahren Ehe trennte Dickens sich von seiner Frau - eine Scheidung war damals undenkbar. Bis zu seinem Tod war die Schauspielerin Ellen Ternan seine Geliebte. Ein Eisenbahnunfall im Jahr 1865 machte Dickens psychisch schwer zu schaffen und war Inspiration für "The Signal-Man".

Charles Dickens starb am 9. Juni 1870 gesundheitlich bereits schwer angeschlagen auf seinem Landsitz an einem zweiten Schlaganfall.

Seine Werke gehören bis heute zu den meistgelesenen der englischen Literatur und wurden zum Großteil sogar mehrmals verfilmt.

Recenzii

"The image of little Oliver Twist victimised by poverty, almost seduced by the specious excitement of crime, and then offered the possibility of a lucrative career in authorship is always compelling."
Guardian
 
"We leave him most reluctantly, and so will every reader who has any capacity to see and feel whatsoever is most loveable, hateful, or laughable, in the character of the everyday life about him."
Examiner
 
"He deals truly with human nature, which never can degrade; he takes up everything, good, bad, or indifferent, which he works up into a rich alluvial deposit. He is natural, and that never can be ridiculous."
Quarterly Review

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