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Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist

Abandoned at an early age, Oliver Twist is forced to live in a dark and dismal London workhouse lorded over by awful Mr. Bumble who cheats the boys of their meager rations! Desperate but determined, Oliver makes his escape. But what he discovers in the harsh streets of London’s underworld makes the workhouse look like a picnic. Penniless and alone, he is lured into a world of crime by the wily Fagin — the nefarious mastermind of a gang of pint-sized pickpockets.
Will a life of crime pay off for young Oliver? Or will it earn him a one-way ticket to the gallows?
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  • b4164489758делится впечатлением2 года назад
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    🎯Worthwhile

    I have learned about Oliver Twist on many occasions
    but not the first version (made by Charles Dickens).

  • Susan Hделится впечатлением5 лет назад
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    💩Utter Crap
    🙈Lost On Me

    Too old fashioned. I've always been hearing about this book, and that it's great and all . But when I read it myself, even thought I knew it was a classic, therefore based in older times, I found in all most every third word was a word I did not understand, or a word infrequently used in modern day to day life.

  • Valeria Trifiltsevaделится впечатлением8 лет назад
    🎯Worthwhile

    Rather complicated language, it was difficult to follow sometimes

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  • b5502215631цитирует2 года назад
    The persons on whom I have bestowed my dearest love, lie deep in their graves; but, although the happiness and delight of my life lie buried there too, I have not made a coffin of my heart, and sealed it up, forever, on my best affections. Deep affliction has but strengthened and refined them.'
  • b7608257592цитирует4 года назад
    I don't know; I really don't know,' said Giles, with a rueful countenance. 'I couldn't swear to him.'
    'What do you think?'
  • V1n3nцитирует2 месяца назад
    he would have established that sage individual's prophetic character, once and for ever, by tying one end of his pocket-handkerchief to a hook in the wall, and attaching himself to the other. To the performance of this feat, however, there was one obstacle: namely, that pocket-handkerchiefs being decided articles of luxury,

    Too poor to kill yourself now that's unfortunate.

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