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The Resource Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens ; edited by Kathleen Tillotson ; with an introduction and notes by Stephen Gill

Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens ; edited by Kathleen Tillotson ; with an introduction and notes by Stephen Gill

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Oliver Twist is a classic tale of a boy of unknown parentage born in a workhouse and brought up under the cruel conditions to which pauper children were exposed in the Victorian England. With this novel, Dickens did not merely write a topical satire on the workhouse system and the role of the 1834 New Poor Law in fostering criminality. He created a moral fable about the survival of good, a romance, and a gripping story in which he exploited suspense and violence more effectively than any of his contemporaries. The new Oxford World's Classics edition of Oliver Twist is based on the authoritative Clarendon edition, which uses Dickens's revised text of 1846. It includes his preface of 1841 in which he defended himself against hostile criticism, and includes all twenty-four original illustrations by George Cruikshank. Stephen Gill's groundbreaking introduction gives a fascinating new account of the novel. He also provides appendices on Dickens and Cruikshank, on Dickens's Preface and the Newgate Novel Controversy, on Oliver Twist and the New Poor Law and on thieves' slang
Language
eng
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Extent
1 online resource (lvii, 480, pages)
Contents
  • Cover; Copyright Page; Title Page; Contents; Introduction; Note on the Text; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of Charles Dickens; OLIVER TWIST; List of Illustrations; The Author's Preface to the Third Edition; Appendix 1: Dickens and Cruikshank; Appendix 2: The Preface to Oliver Twist and the Newgate Novel Controversy; Appendix 3: Oliver Twist and the New Poor Law; Appendix 4: The Thieves' Language in Oliver Twist; Explanatory Notes; Footnotes
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9780191584213
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Oliver Twist
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Oliver Twist
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Charles Dickens ; edited by Kathleen Tillotson ; with an introduction and notes by Stephen Gill
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Language
eng
Summary
Oliver Twist is a classic tale of a boy of unknown parentage born in a workhouse and brought up under the cruel conditions to which pauper children were exposed in the Victorian England. With this novel, Dickens did not merely write a topical satire on the workhouse system and the role of the 1834 New Poor Law in fostering criminality. He created a moral fable about the survival of good, a romance, and a gripping story in which he exploited suspense and violence more effectively than any of his contemporaries. The new Oxford World's Classics edition of Oliver Twist is based on the authoritative Clarendon edition, which uses Dickens's revised text of 1846. It includes his preface of 1841 in which he defended himself against hostile criticism, and includes all twenty-four original illustrations by George Cruikshank. Stephen Gill's groundbreaking introduction gives a fascinating new account of the novel. He also provides appendices on Dickens and Cruikshank, on Dickens's Preface and the Newgate Novel Controversy, on Oliver Twist and the New Poor Law and on thieves' slang
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1812-1870
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Dickens, Charles
Dewey number
823/.8
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Language note
English
LC call number
PR4567.A2
LC item number
T54 1999eb
Literary form
fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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1906-2001
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  • Tillotson, Kathleen
  • Gill, Stephen
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Oxford world's classics
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  • Orphans
  • Criminals
  • Poor children
  • London (England)
  • Kidnapping victims
  • FICTION
  • Kidnapping victims
  • Criminals
  • Orphans
  • Poor children
  • England
  • English
  • Languages & Literatures
  • English Literature
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Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens ; edited by Kathleen Tillotson ; with an introduction and notes by Stephen Gill
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxx-xxxii)
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
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multicolored
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
Cover; Copyright Page; Title Page; Contents; Introduction; Note on the Text; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of Charles Dickens; OLIVER TWIST; List of Illustrations; The Author's Preface to the Third Edition; Appendix 1: Dickens and Cruikshank; Appendix 2: The Preface to Oliver Twist and the Newgate Novel Controversy; Appendix 3: Oliver Twist and the New Poor Law; Appendix 4: The Thieves' Language in Oliver Twist; Explanatory Notes; Footnotes
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47010324
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (lvii, 480, pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780191584213
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computer
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rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations.
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remote
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(OCoLC)47010324
Label
Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens ; edited by Kathleen Tillotson ; with an introduction and notes by Stephen Gill
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxx-xxxii)
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Cover; Copyright Page; Title Page; Contents; Introduction; Note on the Text; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of Charles Dickens; OLIVER TWIST; List of Illustrations; The Author's Preface to the Third Edition; Appendix 1: Dickens and Cruikshank; Appendix 2: The Preface to Oliver Twist and the Newgate Novel Controversy; Appendix 3: Oliver Twist and the New Poor Law; Appendix 4: The Thieves' Language in Oliver Twist; Explanatory Notes; Footnotes
Control code
47010324
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (lvii, 480, pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780191584213
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations.
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)47010324

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