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1) Oliver Twist
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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...
2) Oliver Twist
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In nineteenth-century England, a young orphan boy lives in the squalid surroundings of a workhouse until he becomes involved with a gang of thieves.
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Having endured a miserable and brutal childhood, Oliver is sold to a local undertaker where his mistreatment forces him to escape to London. Once in the capital, he is welcomed into the seductive world of pick-pocketing by the criminal underworld and, before long, is in deep trouble with the Law. A young, unmarried woman gives birth to a baby boy in a workhouse. She dies, leaving a letter and a locket, which are stolen by Sally, a workhouse servant....
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The tale of the orphan Oliver, who is sent from the miserable conditions of a workhouse to work for an undertaker. He escapes, only to get caught up with the Artful Dodgers, a street gang of young pickpockets, led by the evil Fagin. Complete and unabridged, this edition features an elastic closure, a chronological listing of the life and times of Charles Dickens, and a new introduction by Monica Feinberg Cohen.
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An Orphan, Lost and Found! One of the most swiftly moving and unified of Charles Dickens's great novels. Oliver Twist is a poor orphan boy cruelly treated in the public workhouse. Pennyless and hungry, he runs away to London, only to fall into the clutches of a gang of thieves and pickpockets led by the master criminal, Fagin. Befriended by a man robbed by the gang, Oliver learns his true identity and gains a home, a fortune, and a family! Beautifully...
7) Oliver Twist
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Du lieu où naquit Olivier Twist, et des circonstances qui accompagnèrent sa naissance.
9) Oliver Twist
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Dickens classic tells of an orphaned boy trying to survive on his own in 19th-century London. Oliver falls in with a gang of child thieves directed by the evil Fagin. This 1933 film, the first sound version of Dickens's novel, features the famous child actor Dickie Moore as Oliver.
10) Oliver Twist
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Der arme und gutgläubige Waisenjunge Oliver Twist gerät in die Fänge einer Diebesbande. Deren Anführer, der diabolische Fagin, hat große Pläne mit Oliver - er soll ein Meisterdieb und Einbrecher werden...
Der Norddeutsche Rundfunk produzierte 1961 das Hörspiel zu Charles Dickens' gesellschafts-kritischem Klassiker. Schauspielgrößen wie Joseph von Offenbach, Richard Münch,Volker Lechtenbrink oder Helmut Peine machten daraus ein von vielen...
11) Oliver Twist
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A slightly darker version of the classic Charles Dickens tale. After living in poor conditions, Oliver runs away to the streets of London. There he meets a gang of pickpockets and soon Oliver's life is changed forever.
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Sikes escapes back to London with a badly wounded Oliver. Nancy nurses him, determined to save his life. Mr. Bumble declares his love for Mrs. Corney and captivated by the promise of social advancement, she agrees to marry him. On her deathbed, Sally tells Mrs. Corney about the letter, the locket and Oliver's mother. Mrs Corney recognizes the value of the items, and contacts Mr. Monks, who she feels sure will pay handsomely for information and evidence...
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Immerse yourself in Victorian times with these classic stories and timeless characters from Charles Dickens. The Selected Novels of Charles Dickens includes The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, The Old Curiosity Shop, A Christmas Carol, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times, Little Dorrit, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations.
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In the preface to the 1867 Charles Dickens edition of the beloved masterpiece, he wrote, "... like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favorite child. And his name is David Copperfield." The author's most autobiographical work, along with his social-reform inspiring classic, Oliver Twist, is faithfully adapted for young listeners in this wonderfully narrated presentation of two timeless Dickens tales.
17) Oliver Twist
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An adaption of Dicken's story of the orphan forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London.
18) Oliver & company
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Oliver is a homeless kitten who roams the streets of New York City. There, he is taken in by a gang of homeless mutts who survive by stealing from others. During one of these criminal acts, Oliver meets a wealthy young girl named Jenny Foxworth. This meeting will forever change his life.
19) Oliver
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When Oliver leaves a workhouse and ends up in London an abandoned orphan, he falls in with Fagin who teaches him to steal for a living.
20) Oliver Twist
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Born into a miserable workhouse orphanage, Oliver eventually flees to London, where the cheerful Artful Dodger immediately befriends him and introduces him to the villainous Fagin and his gang of thieves. Temporarily rescued from the prospect of a life of crime by the kindly Mr. Brownlow, Oliver finds himself pursued by savage thief Bill Sikes and the enigmatic Monks.