Oliver Twist - Brossura

Dickens, Charles

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1906230005 ISBN 13: 9781906230005

Casa editrice: Real Reads Ltd, 2007

Riassunto

In the dark, dangerous streets of Victorian London Oliver enters the world of people so poor and desperate that they will take any risk and know no mercy. Relentlessly pursued by the menacing criminal world, who should Oliver trust? Are his true friends strong enough to resist the determined plotting of desperate villains? In this gripping tale of kidnapping, shooting and murder, Charles Dickens shows the threats to a vulnerable boy's existence and asks the eternal question: which is more powerful, good or evil?

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Recensione:

Miniature Masterpieces --BBC Radio 4 Open Book

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L'autore:

Gill Tavner was formerly Head of English at a large secondary school. A mother of 2, she lives with her husband Adam in Stroud.

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• Editore: Real Reads Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1906230005
• ISBN 13: 9781906230005
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 64
• Disegnatore: Donnelly Karen