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Dans l'Angleterre victorienne, Oliver Twist, jeune orphelin angélique, est recueilli par l'assistance ; il est placé chez M. et Mme Sowerberry, fabricant de cercueils et croque-mort de son état. Là, il ne connaît que privations et mauvais traitements. Oliver endure tout, jusqu'au jour où une provocation d'un apprenti le pousse à se battre puis à s'enfuir vers Londres.

Als der Waisenjunge Oliver Twist Hunger, Armut und Prügel nicht mehr erträgt, reißt er nach London aus, um dort sein Glück zu versuchen. Aber hier ergeht es ihm auch nicht viel besser...

Der Waisenjunge Oliver Twist wächst in einem Armenhaus auf, in dem der Vorsteher Mr. Bumble ein hartes Regime führt. Oliver flieht vor ihm nach London, wo er in eine Bande von Taschendieben gerät und ständig gegen die Versuchungen des Bösen ankämpfen muss.

Oliver Twist, Sohn unbekannter Eltern, wächst im Armenhaus einer Kleinstadt unter dem harten Regiment des selbstgefälligen Mr. Bumble auf...

Als der Waisenjunge Oliver Twist nach London flieht, gerät er in die Fänge von Fagin und seiner Diebesbande. In den finsteren Straßen Londons wird er in das Handwerk des Taschendiebstahls eingewiesen. Doch die Polizei fasst ihn und der gütige Mr. Brownlow nimmt sich seiner an. Olivers Glück währt nur kurz: Fagins Bande holt ihn zurück und er wird gezwungen, ein schreckliches Verbrechen zu begehen.

Oliver Twist fu il secondo romanzo di Dickens, pubblicato a puntate mensili dal 1837 al 1839. E' una delle opere più famose dello scrittore, primo romanzo inglese ad avere un ragazzo come protagonista e uno dei primi romanzi sociali. L'umorismo feroce con cui Dickens descrive la società inglese, la povertà, l'abuso infantile, l'ipocrisia della cultura fu decisamente una novità.

The young orphan Oliver Twist flees a cruel workhouse for the dirty streets of London, where he falls in with a nefarious gang. As the shrewd Artful Dodger, the menacing Fagin and the vicious Bill Sikes lead Oliver deeper into a criminal life, a dark conspiracy is revealed around him.

Oliver's story is full of pathos and excitement, from abandonment in a workhouse to falling in with Fagin's gang in London's murky underworld and his eventual rescue by the kindly Mr. Brownlow, who is able to reveal Oliver's true parentage. This splendid edition of Dickens' most popular novel, carefully adapted for children, is sure to entice a new generation of readers to explore his work.

Oliver Twist is an orphan, born into the world of workhouses and poverty. Apprenticed at a young age, he runs away and finds himself with a curious collection of thieves, rogues and murderers. Tragedy and death are constantly at his heels. Oliver struggles with the burden of being a child and of being poor in industrial England. In this tale, Dickens shows that poverty breeds crime and that the road from the workhouse to Fagin's vicious gang is short and straight.

Dickens fue un maestro de la narrativa y entre sus obras se destacan Las aventuras de Oliverio Twist, una novela de aventuras con trasfondo social, que cuenta la historia de un muchacho al que la vida ha destinado a ser delincuente pero que es salvado por su personalidad.

An orphan, reared in a workhouse, runs away to London where he is captured by a gang of thieves. The leering Artful Dodger, the murderous Bill Sikes and the master thief Fagin are just some of the unforgettable characters in thsi heart-rendering tale.

Oliver Twist, Dickens' second novel, is a thrilling study of childhood innocence thrust into the darkly comic world of Fagin, his apprentice, the Artful Dodger, and their gang of child thieves. Who will help the orphaned Oliver to escape from their clutches and discover his true history?

Penguin Classics presents the audiobook adaptation of Charles Dicken's timeless tale, Oliver Twist, read by the actor Alex Jennings.The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published.

One of a series of retellings of classic world literature from publisher Real Reads. True to the original plot, characters and theme, this Real Read also reflects the original author's style and syntax.

Gerald Dickens, great, great grandson of Charles Dickens, reads this traditional tale.Oliver Twist is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. The time honoured story is about the orphan Oliver Twist, who escapes from a workhouse and travels to London where he meets the renowned Artful Dodger, leader of a gang of juvenile pickpockets. Oliver is led to the lair of their elderly criminal trainer Fagin, naively unaware of their unlawful activities.

Set in London's backstreet slums, Oliver Twist is the story of a workhouse orphan captured and thrust into a den of thieves, where some of Dickens' most depraved villains preside: the incorrigible Artful Dodger; the barbarous bully Bill Sikes; and the terrible Fagin, whose knavery threatens to send them all to the gallows. This was the first of Dickens' works to depict realistically London's impoverished underworld, and to illustrate his belief that poverty leads to crime.

Oliver Twist is an orphan who was born in a workhouse. After an unhappy apprenticeship, Oliver steals away to London where he is taken in by thieves, headed by a man named Fagin. He is rescued by Mr Brownlow, but the gang kidnaps him back. Oliver discovers the identity of his parents and the gang is exposed.

Life on the streets of turn-of-the-century London hurls the orphan Oliver Twist into a danger-filled adventure! With him we meet the Artful Dodger and Fagin, and learn the ways of the hard world...

Oliver Twist er Dickens’ klassiske fortælling om den fattige og forældreløse dreng Oliver, der vokser op under den barske britiske fattigdomsforsorg på et børnehjem, hvor han sammen med de andre børn sulter og bliver udsat for en brutal behandling. Til sidst beslutter Oliver sig for at stikke af og ender i London, hvor han falder i kløerne på en kriminel bande, der ledes af skurken Fagin.

Through the immortal characters of Oliver, Nancy, Bill Sikes, Fagin, the Artful Dodger and Mr. Bumble, Dickens mercilessly sends up the hypocrisy of 19th century life: the high-minded reformism of the intellectuals and the snobbery of those in power.