Oliver Twist
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- Author：Charles Dickens
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Summary
'Let him feel that he is one of us; once fill his mind with the idea that he has been a thief， and he's ours， - ours for his life！'
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's 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， in Oliver Twist 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。
This is the first critical edition to use the serial text of 1837-9， presenting Oliver Twist as it appeared to its earliest readers。 It includes Dickens's 1841 introduction and 1850 preface， the original illustrations and a glossary of contemporary slang。
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's 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， in Oliver Twist 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。
This is the first critical edition to use the serial text of 1837-9， presenting Oliver Twist as it appeared to its earliest readers。 It includes Dickens's 1841 introduction and 1850 preface， the original illustrations and a glossary of contemporary slang。
Reviews
Mo4z
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A child's journey， started from as a resident of the orphanage。 He was expelled from the orphanage for asking a bit more food。 Forced to learn work in a coffin maker's shop。 Inhuman torture continued there。 The poor kid wanted to run away。 But from the boiling cauldron he fell into the burning fire。 Then？ A picture of a beautiful woman， changed his identity， and his future。 It was one of my favorite from my childhood。 One of my close friend lent me this book， but I loved it so much and read mult A child's journey， started from as a resident of the orphanage。 He was expelled from the orphanage for asking a bit more food。 Forced to learn work in a coffin maker's shop。 Inhuman torture continued there。 The poor kid wanted to run away。 But from the boiling cauldron he fell into the burning fire。 Then？ A picture of a beautiful woman， changed his identity， and his future。 It was one of my favorite from my childhood。 One of my close friend lent me this book， but I loved it so much and read multiple times， that my friend gifted me that book even though it was his birthday gift from his aunt。 I loved the story and probably shed a drop of tear while reading it for the first time。 Still love it。 Highly recommended for the young people。 。。。more
z e e
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I think I wouldn't have enjoyed it so much if I hadn't listened to the audiobook。 The narrator did such an incredible performance and voiced each character so well。 I think I wouldn't have enjoyed it so much if I hadn't listened to the audiobook。 The narrator did such an incredible performance and voiced each character so well。 。。。more
Sana
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خیلی دوستش داشتم مخصوصا پایانش این دومین کتابی که از دیکنز خوندم وعاشق قلمش شدم。امسال کل کتابهای دیکنز را تهیه نمودم 🙃📚
Courtney
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Defs a classic。 Oliver is precious。 People suck。 But they're also great。 Interesting that this novel revolves around rich=good。 I was sad that there wasn't something full circle at the end where Oliver and Mr。 Brownlow took in other orphans， etc。 Defs a classic。 Oliver is precious。 People suck。 But they're also great。 Interesting that this novel revolves around rich=good。 I was sad that there wasn't something full circle at the end where Oliver and Mr。 Brownlow took in other orphans， etc。 。。。more
Lia
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Need to re-read to give an updated opinion。 Some paragraphs and descriptions were excruciatingly long for me at the time， but the characters are iconic nonetheless。
Ivan Herrero Sanchez
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En el Instituto es una de las lecturas obligatorias que tenemos， yo siempre suelo amar las lecturas obligatorias， y debo decir que Oliver Twist me sorprendió llegando a llorar teniendo unos 11 años por la situación del muchacho
Karen
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I’ve read a lot of Dickens， and I can easily say that this is one of my favorites。 It read so differently than some of his later novels， which are big and expansive and weighty。 I love those books， too。 But this book has a lightness to it that isn’t found in some of his later books。 This was his second novel， so I do wonder if， as he aged， he lost some of his belief in humankind’s ability to be full of mercy and kindness and forgiveness。 This book， despite its truly awful murder scene and abusiv I’ve read a lot of Dickens， and I can easily say that this is one of my favorites。 It read so differently than some of his later novels， which are big and expansive and weighty。 I love those books， too。 But this book has a lightness to it that isn’t found in some of his later books。 This was his second novel， so I do wonder if， as he aged， he lost some of his belief in humankind’s ability to be full of mercy and kindness and forgiveness。 This book， despite its truly awful murder scene and abusive treatment of children， manages to make me believe that we might be able to make the world a better place by embracing the love and charity that Dickens so clearly believed could make a difference in society。 。。。more
Daniel
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Oliver Twist is an absolutely delightful read。 Brilliant written， bitingly funny， and full to the brim with immediately unforgettable characters， the novel seamlessly blends a coming-of-age story with a mystery and a satirical critique of Victorian society。 It's rare that a "classic" lives up to the hype， but Oliver Twist undeniably does。 Of the four Dickens books that I've read， Oliver Twist seems to be the best starting point， and I highly recommend it for anybody thinking about delving into D Oliver Twist is an absolutely delightful read。 Brilliant written， bitingly funny， and full to the brim with immediately unforgettable characters， the novel seamlessly blends a coming-of-age story with a mystery and a satirical critique of Victorian society。 It's rare that a "classic" lives up to the hype， but Oliver Twist undeniably does。 Of the four Dickens books that I've read， Oliver Twist seems to be the best starting point， and I highly recommend it for anybody thinking about delving into Dickens's work。 This is a must-read for all。 。。。more
Anne Rhee
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so nostalgic
Joseph T
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Perhaps not as engrossing as David Copperfield， but a good classic read。
✧
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i just wish Oliver would’ve shut the fuck up and eaten his soup so i didn’t have to read this book。
Rodrigo Fialho
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Oliver Twist is an undeniable classic of literature。 I read it when I was little and maybe that's why it felt so long。 However， I remember quite enjoying its story and protagonist。 It's not a fast read in my opinion， though。 Oliver Twist is an undeniable classic of literature。 I read it when I was little and maybe that's why it felt so long。 However， I remember quite enjoying its story and protagonist。 It's not a fast read in my opinion， though。 。。。more
Maggie
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5 Stars！Charles Dickens crafted a true masterpiece with Oliver Twist。 It was dark， emotional， traumatic， horrible， suspenseful， beautiful， hopeful， and wonderful。 I almost want to go get my physical copy and start it all over again。 I absolutely loved it and that's all I can really say about it。 5 Stars！Charles Dickens crafted a true masterpiece with Oliver Twist。 It was dark， emotional， traumatic， horrible， suspenseful， beautiful， hopeful， and wonderful。 I almost want to go get my physical copy and start it all over again。 I absolutely loved it and that's all I can really say about it。 。。。more
Hanie Alizade
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بالاخره تونستم الیور تویست رو بخونم و تصور اشتباهم که همش تو یتیم خونه میگذره اصلاح شد。 اولین ترجمه ای بود که از احد علیقلیان خوندم و واقعا لذت بردم。 چارلز دیکنز در الیور تویست به سادگی میخواد بگه که هر خوبی و بدی نتیجه ای داره که به آدم برمیگرده。
Lib DM
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I thought the first quarter of the book was very quintessential Dickens。 Dark， bleak， filthy， greasy， etc。 And Oliver， the personification of goodness and purity， contrasted against those abysmal surroundings。 No one gave him a chance。 He was a complete burden to all。 Until he finally meets a family that gave him a chance。But then the majority of the book focuses more on the gang of thieves and their antics。 The bickering， the dealings， the schemes， etc。 It became less of Oliver and was just the I thought the first quarter of the book was very quintessential Dickens。 Dark， bleak， filthy， greasy， etc。 And Oliver， the personification of goodness and purity， contrasted against those abysmal surroundings。 No one gave him a chance。 He was a complete burden to all。 Until he finally meets a family that gave him a chance。But then the majority of the book focuses more on the gang of thieves and their antics。 The bickering， the dealings， the schemes， etc。 It became less of Oliver and was just the plotting of these maniacs。 I found it so boring from mid to end of the novel。 It didn't even come together nicely at the end， with Oliver a mere after thought。Found myself skimming through the majority of the end。 Felt it was tedious and just boring。 。。。more
Sonia
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3。5⭐
Mia
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I read this book in class a few years ago and it was really good。Good topics to discuss and a classic
Xilish Mad
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One of the first books i ever read。 First i read this was when I was in 3rd grade，，，，i like the plot。Mr Dickens is really one great of a writer7。5/10
Katherine
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Classic but rather read the wikipedia summary
Stephanie Santos
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it was a great book that exposed the hardships of work life for children and how those less fortunate struggled to make a living。 The characters were all brought to life through dialogue and many either had you sympathize with or have a loathing for them。
Paola
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3。5* Esperaba más。 Me gustó la idea y la sátira， pero vamos， es casualidad tras casualidad。
T。
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„。。。jsou opravdu také knihy， u kterých jsou hřbet a desky zdaleka to nejlepší， co na nich vůbec je。“To se nedá říct o této knížce， která mě velice bavila a nenechala mě ji s klidem odložit （možná tak kromě kapitol， které začínaly Sikesem， ten se mi snad příčil ještě víc než Fagin， ten byl aspoň dobrá postava na analýzu）， jelikož jsem dlouho přemýšlela， co se bude dít dál。 （Někdy jsem se trefila do černého a někdy jsem se šeredně zmýlila。）Popisy scén a abstraktních věcí naprosto úchvatné， musím ř „。。。jsou opravdu také knihy， u kterých jsou hřbet a desky zdaleka to nejlepší， co na nich vůbec je。“To se nedá říct o této knížce， která mě velice bavila a nenechala mě ji s klidem odložit （možná tak kromě kapitol， které začínaly Sikesem， ten se mi snad příčil ještě víc než Fagin， ten byl aspoň dobrá postava na analýzu）， jelikož jsem dlouho přemýšlela， co se bude dít dál。 （Někdy jsem se trefila do černého a někdy jsem se šeredně zmýlila。）Popisy scén a abstraktních věcí naprosto úchvatné， musím říct。 Příběh strhující， avšak z hlediska reality zcela nemožný， protože kdyby se o někoho celý život starali tak jako o Olivera， asi těžko by daný člověk zůstal hodný a milý。 To asi Dickensovo domnění， že dítě je nevinné a musí se s ním zacházet dobře， v čemž má vlastně pravdu。No， a asi jsem si zamilovala Charlese Dickense。 Rozhodně to není poslední knížka， kterou od něho čtu。 Ta odvaha psát o největších žumpách Londýna devatenáctého století， když z té doby existují jen samé knihy o nejvyšších kastách！ 。。。more
Nithin
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（3。4）
Annka_
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3，5 ⭐
Jade Hersee
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3。5✨
C Memphis
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The book that got me into reading at 13 obviously has to be here。 Back then I didn't even destroy its pages by underlining with a pen; instead I got a bright yellow highlighter from school and marked the lines I thought were beautifully made and the ones that I believed could make me cry。 I do think I cried several times while reading it， but it was definitely worth the tears since I spent the rest of my teenage years visiting the local library searching for more books by Dickens and later other The book that got me into reading at 13 obviously has to be here。 Back then I didn't even destroy its pages by underlining with a pen; instead I got a bright yellow highlighter from school and marked the lines I thought were beautifully made and the ones that I believed could make me cry。 I do think I cried several times while reading it， but it was definitely worth the tears since I spent the rest of my teenage years visiting the local library searching for more books by Dickens and later other authors - less than I would have liked though 。。。more
Madlen Mad
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Aveam intenția de a i da 4 stele dar mi-a plăcut sfârșitul ！🥹
Mish
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*update: After discussing at book club， I’m going with 4 stars for this one。 Not quite sure how to rate this one yet。 Read in two parts for a mini book club （our third book so far - Anna Karenina and Wives and Daughters being the other books we’ve read so far）。 I didn’t like the beginning of this book at all。 It was depressing and was really not offering anything worth reading， in my opinion。 The second half was much better - less depressing， more humor， fun plot twists， lots of drama， and yes， *update: After discussing at book club， I’m going with 4 stars for this one。 Not quite sure how to rate this one yet。 Read in two parts for a mini book club （our third book so far - Anna Karenina and Wives and Daughters being the other books we’ve read so far）。 I didn’t like the beginning of this book at all。 It was depressing and was really not offering anything worth reading， in my opinion。 The second half was much better - less depressing， more humor， fun plot twists， lots of drama， and yes， still some sadness。 Looking forward to the book club discussion and hopefully will be able to come up with a star rating after that。 。。。more
Sarah Piper
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So good 。。。 hard to keep track of people on the audio when the chapters skip around so probably a better paper book。
Majharul Islam
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In the story， a child is born with extreme neglect。 And since his mother died at birth and no one knew about his father， the child grew up in an orphanage with disrespect and neglect。 But due to the cruel irony of fate， he gets involved with a gang of thieves at an early age and a girl from that gang helps this orphaned and neglected child to survive。Basically， in the story， the author wants to show the real situation of the orphanage， the survivors joining the band of thieves as teenagers。 Wher In the story， a child is born with extreme neglect。 And since his mother died at birth and no one knew about his father， the child grew up in an orphanage with disrespect and neglect。 But due to the cruel irony of fate， he gets involved with a gang of thieves at an early age and a girl from that gang helps this orphaned and neglected child to survive。Basically， in the story， the author wants to show the real situation of the orphanage， the survivors joining the band of thieves as teenagers。 Where， outside of this civilized society of ours， there is a brutal society today， he told his story and expressed the suffering of orphan children in that society through his writings。 And some self-interested people are responsible for all this。 And the writer also revealed that there are still some good people in our society。 But the real thing is that we call ourselves the residents of a civilized society， but have we been able to build a civilized society 。。。more
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Oliver Twist&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Oliver Twist&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0