01246 a2200253 4500 127970 978014062046X Escola Canadense de Niteroi DIC Dickens, Charles Oliver Twist Great Britain 1994 Penguin Popular Classics The 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. Poverty Young Adult Literature Hunger Historical Fiction Social Issues Social Classes Social Inequality BK 0 0 0 0 12.10 12.10 2024-02-09 0 DIC A23204 2024-02-09 21:25:05 2024-02-09 BK 127970 127970