01033    a2200157   4500001000700000020001800007020001100025041000800036082000800044100003300052520067500085856002400760040002500784245003400809260003200843119233  a9780141439747  qbroch.  aeng  a823  aDickens, Charles, 1812-1870.  aThe story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull's Eye, and prostitute Nancy, all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin. 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.  u000034/0000349f.jpg  aBR-BrIDEAcBR-BrIDEA10aOliver TwistcCharles Dickens  aLondonbPenguin Booksc2003