{"product_id":"oliver-twist-charles-dickens-9781499590258","title":"Oliver Twist: Original and Unabridged","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis edition contains the \u003cb\u003eoriginal and unabridged\u003c\/b\u003e text of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/b\u003e, the second novel by Charles Dickens, is about an orphan who endures a miserable existence in a workhouse before he is placed with an undertaker. He escapes and travels to London where he meets the Artful Dodger, leader of a gang of juvenile pickpockets. Na vely unaware of their unlawful activities, Oliver is led to the lair of their elderly criminal trainer Fagin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOliver Twist is notable for Dickens's unromantic portrayal of criminals and their sordid lives. The book exposed the cruel treatment of the many orphans in London during the Dickensian era. An early example of the social novel, the book calls the public's attention to various contemporary evils, including child labour, the recruitment of children as criminals, and the presence of street children. Dickens mocks the hypocrisies of his time by surrounding the novel's serious themes with sarcasm and dark humour. It is likely that Dickens's own early youth as a child labourer contributed to the story's development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Dickens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1499590253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781499590258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e7116 \/ Oliver Twist (Unabridged)\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charles Dickens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935107252479,"sku":"9781499590258","price":13.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_fe352990-e565-458f-a76a-4894f6ca4476.jpg?v=1681417894","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oliver-twist-charles-dickens-9781499590258","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}