Born in the workhouse, the orphaned Oliver Twist has known nothing but hunger and misery. He runs away to London to start a better life, but instead falls in with Fag in and his gang of thieves. Just when everything seems hopeless, events take an unexpected turn.
ISBN: 978-1-4093-1125-6
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: январь 2013
Includes introduction and notes by Dr Ella Westland, University of Exeter and Illustrations by George Cruickshank. Dickens had already achieved renown with The Pickwick Papers . With "Oliver Twist" his reputation was enhanced and strengthened. This novel contains many classic Dickensian themes - grinding poverty, desperation, fear, temptation and the eventual triumph of good in the face of great adversity. "Oliver Twist" features some of the author`s most enduring characters, such as Oliver himself (Who dares to ask for more), the tyrannical Bumble, the diabolical Fagin, the menacing Bill Sykes, Nancy and `the Artful Dodger`.
ISBN: 978-5-17-047546-9
Издательство:
АСТ
Дата выхода: февраль 2008
Dickens had already achieved renown with `The Pickwick Papers`. With `Oliver Twis`t his reputation was enhanced and strengthened. The novel contains many classic Dickensian themes - grinding poverty, desperation, fear, temptation and the eventual triumphof good in the face of great adversity. Oliver Twist features some of the author`s most enduring characters, such as Oliver himself (who dares to ask for more), the tyrannical Bumble, the diabolical Fagin, the menacing Bill Sykes, Nancy and `the Artful Dodger`. For any reader wishing to delve into the works of the great Victorian literary colossus, `Oliver Twist is`, without doubt, an essential title.
ISBN: 1-85326-012-6
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2001
Classic / British English His mother is dead, so little Oliver Twist is brought up in the workhouse. Beaten and starved, he runs away to London, where he joins Fagin`s gang of thieves. By chance he also finds good new friends but can they protect him from people who rob and murder without mercy?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-6525-8
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Dickens had already achieved renown with "The Pickwick Papers". With "Oliver Twist" his reputation was enhanced and strengthened. The novel contains many classic Dickensian themes - grinding poverty, desperation, fear, temptation and the eventual triumph of good in the face of great adversity. "Oliver Twist" features some of the author`s most enduring characters, such as Oliver himself (who dares to ask for more), the tyrannical Bumble, the diabolical Fagin, the menacing Bill Sykes, Nancy and "the Artful Dodger". For any reader wishing to delve into the works of the great Victorian literary colossus, "Oliver Twist" is, without doubt, an essential title. Издание на английском языке.
ISBN: 9781853260124
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2000
В серии Penguin Popular Classics вышли самые известные произведения классика английской литературы Чарльза Диккенса: David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, Bleak House, A Christmas Carol, Hard Times. Издание полностью на английском языке. Полный, неадаптированный текст произведения.
ISBN: 978-0-14-062329-1
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: июль 2011
In the figure of the half-starved Oliver in the workhouse asking for `more`, Dickens created the nineteenth century`s most famous image of protest against cruelty. Yet Oliver Twist develops from a topical satire on the inhumanity of the New Poor Law into something greater. What unfolds is a powerful and violent struggle between Good and Evil, as Oliver becomes ensnared in the labyrinth of London and the nightmare world of Fagin. With its macabre humour, its starkly rendered contrasts, and above all the unforgettable depiction of Fagin, Oliver Twist is the most compelling of Dickens`s early novels. This edition of the carefully revised text of 1846 includes Dickens`s Preface of 1841, the fullest early revelation of his artistic...
ISBN: 978-0-19-953626-9
Издательство:
Oxford University Press
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
Enter Olivia Joules: fearless, dazzling, independent beauty-journalist turned master-spy - a new heroine for the twenty-first century. In Miami for a face-cream launch, she spots Pierre Ferramo across a room. Dangerously charismatic and undeniably gorgeous, with impeccable taste, unimaginable wealth and exotic international homes, he seems almost too good to be true. But what if Ferramo is actually a major terrorist bent on destruction, hiding behind a smokescreen of fine wines, yachts and actresses slash models? Or is it all just a product of Olivia`s overactive imagination? From the white heat of Miami to the implants of LA, the glittering waters of the Caribbean to the deserts of Arabia, Olivia pits herself against the forces of...
ISBN: 978-0-330-43274-0
Издательство:
Pan Macmillan
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Whether at home getting ready for the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedtime, Olivia is a feisty pig who has too much energy for her own good. A Caldecott Honor Book. 20,000 first printing.
Olivia is a gorgeous little pig who likes to dress up, sing songs, dance, think, snooze and is even quite good at building sandcastles. At the end of the day, when she snuggles up in bed and her mother reads her a story (or three), Olivia feels very full of love.
ISBN: 978-0-689-86088-1
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
When all of the performers at the circus are out sick with ear infections, it`s up to Olivia to save the day! That`s no problem for Olivia, of course, because she knows how to do everything. From lion taming to trampoline jumping, unicycling to tight-rope walking, Olivia is the ultimate performer - with the ultimate imagination. Now in a board book edition perfect for little hands, readers will delight to see how Ringmaster Olivia learns to fly!
Olivia is an absolute delight! A gorgeous little pig who likes to dress-up, sing songs, dance, think, snooze (sometimes!) and is even good at building sandcastles. Her days are filled with all the wonderful little things that make up a child`s life and, at the end of them when she snuggles up in bed and her mother reads her a story (or three!), Olivia feels very full of love. Olivia is an absolute gem of a book - a modern classic.
ISBN: 978-1-84738-585-7
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
There are two important things in young Nelson`s life running and his Granny Sarah. Trainer Ken wants Nelson to be a famous runner. Can Nelson run for his country at the Olympic Games? And does he remember his promise to his grandmother?
ISBN: 978-1-4082-6133-0
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Every four years the best athletes - runners, swimmers, boxers, gymnasts and more - come together to compete in the biggest sports competition in the world. In this book you can learn all about the Olympic Games and their history. Who were the greatest competitors ever and what are the stories behind their success?
ISBN: 978-1-4082-6407-2
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
Omerta, the Sicilian code of silence, has been the cornerstone of the Mafia`s sense of honour for centuries. Born in the Sicilian hills, omerta carried the Mafia through a century of change, but now at the century`s end it is becoming a relic from a bygone age. Honour may be silent - but money talks.New York - a mob boss is assassinated and no one will talk. His nephew and the head of the city`s FBI both launch investigations into the murder. But silence spreads like a contagion: the silence of rival gangs, the silence of crooked bankers; even the silence of the courts. However, the world of the Mafia is one without integrity, and riven with greed. And when money starts to talk.
ISBN: 0-345-44396-9
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2004
Omerta, the Sicilian code of silence, has been the cornerstone of the Mafia`s sense of honour for centuries. Born in the Sicilian hills, omerta carried the Mafia through a century of change, but now at the century`s end it is becoming a relic from a bygone age. Honour may be silent - but money talks.New York - a mob boss is assassinated and no one will talk. His nephew and the head of the city`s FBI both launch investigations into the murder. But silence spreads like a contagion: the silence of rival gangs, the silence of crooked bankers; even the silence of the courts. However, the world of the Mafia is one without integrity, and riven with greed. And when money starts to talk..
ISBN: 0-345-43240-1
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
Victor Pelevin's unforgettable first novel, Omon Ra, is the story of a young man who always dreamt of becoming the ultimate Russian hero, a cosmonaut in the mould of Yuri Gagarin. Enrolling as a cadet at the Zaraisk flying school, it is not long before he is chosen to be the sole pilot of a mission - to the dark side of the moon. "An inventive comedy as black as outer space itself. Makes The Right Stuff look like a NASA ; Tibor Fischer
ISBN: 978-0-571-17798-1
Издательство:
Faber
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011