The Children's Dickens
Subtitle: Oliver Twist
Edition: First Longmeadow Press edition
Publisher: Longmeadow Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Stamford, CT
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780681105171
Copyright date: 1995
Description: This edition of Oliver Twist, specially created for younger readers, tells the story of a young orphan boy and his adventures in a cruel and often dangerous city. The people he meets include some of Dickens's most memorable and engaging characters, among them the Artful Dodger, Bill Sykes and Fagin.

Charles Dickens is probably the most widely read and best loved of English novelists. Born in 1812, he wrote prolifically throughout his lifetime, creating a rich variety of characters who have cap- tivated readers through the generations.