Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens [1962 PAPERBACK] • Washington Square

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

VINTAGE PAPERBACK [1962] WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS

3rd Washington Sq printing.

Small square antique paperback in excellent condition.

Cover shows some light wear.

Stamp and faint water stain on title page.  Otherwise reads as new.

⚜︎ ABOUT THE BOOK ⚜︎

A gripping portrayal of London's dark criminal underbelly, The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull's Eye, and prostitute Nancy, all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin. Combining elements of Gothic Romance, the Newgate Novel and popular melodrama, Dickens created an entirely new kind of fiction, scathing in its indictment of a cruel society, and pervaded by an unforgettable sense of threat and mystery.