{"product_id":"oliver-twist-charles-dickens-9791043135774","title":"Oliver Twist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, or \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe\u003c\/strong\u003e Parish\u003c\/strong\u003e Boy's Progress was \u003cstrong\u003eCharles \u003cstrong\u003eDickens\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e' second novel, following \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe\u003c\/strong\u003e Pickwick\u003c\/strong\u003e Papers, and was published as a serial in the magazine Bentley's Miscellany between \u003cstrong\u003e1837\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e1839\u003c\/strong\u003e. It details the misadventures of its eponymous character, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, born in a Victorian-era workhouse, his mother dying within minutes of his birth. He is raised in miserable conditions, half-starved, and then sent out as an apprentice to an undertaker. Running away from this situation, he walks to London and falls under the influence of a criminal gang run by an old man called Fagin, who wants to employ the child as a pickpocket.\u003cstrong\u003eThe\u003c\/strong\u003e novel graphically depicts the wretched living conditions of much of the poor people of Victorian times and the disgusting slums in which they were forced to live. It has been accused of perpetrating anti-Semitic stereotypes in the character of Fagin, almost always referred to as \"the Jew\" in the book's early chapters. Interestingly, while the serial was still running in the magazine, \u003cstrong\u003eDickens\u003c\/strong\u003e was eventually persuaded that he was wrong in this and removed many such usages in later episodes. He also introduced more kindly Jewish characters in such later novels as \u003cstrong\u003eOur Mutual\u003c\/strong\u003e Friend.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was immediately popular in serial form, with its often gripping story and lurid details. It has remained one of Dicken's best-loved novels, and the story has often been made into films and television series, as well as into a very popular musical, Oliver!.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Dickens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9791043135774\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.31d","brand":"Charles Dickens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440784290047,"sku":"9791043135774","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ab76617-e031-42ed-a393-e72b6257e54e.jpg?v=1777184787","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oliver-twist-charles-dickens-9791043135774","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}