A set of 6 much-loved stories from classic English literature for children, brought together by Puffin Classics in beautiful paperback cover designs.The classic story of a young boy who seeks his fortune on the streets of London.After Oliver Twist asks nasty Mr Bumble for more food, he has to flee the workhouse for the streets of London. Here he meets the Artful Dodger, who leads him to Fagin and his gang of pickpockets. When a thieving mission goes wrong, Oliver narrowly avoids prison and finds himself in the care of kind Mr Brownlow. But Fagin and the brutal Bill Sikes go in search of the young orphan, determined to drag him back . . .In the same collection:PETER PANTHE GREAT ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMESALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLANDFIVE CHILDREN AND ITGULLIVER'S TRAVELS
This book features in the following series: Classics, Classics Retold (Edge), Discovering the Great Classics, Edge Books, Edge Books Classics Retold, Enriched Classics, Graphic Classics, Great British Classics, Ladybird Classics, Macmillan Readers, Nelson Graded Readers, New Windmill Classics, Oberon Classics, Oberon Modern Plays, Oxford Children's Classics, Oxford Childrens Classics, Oxford Progressive English Readers, Penguin Readers, Progress English, Purnell Classics, Saddleback Classics, Scholastic Classics, Star Plays, Stories Told And Retold, Temporeed Series, The Classic Stories, The Young Collectors Illustrated Classics, Vintage Classics, Worlds Classics .
This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.
There are 400 pages in this book. This book was published in 2021 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic who is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period.
This book contains the following story:
Oliver Twist
Orphaned Oliver spends nine years in an orphanage before being sent to a workhouse where he is bullied. Desperate to be rid of him the workhouse seek an apprenticeship and Oliver is sent to an undertakers. He falls out with his employers and runs away to London where he joins Fagin's gang of criminals, is caught and accused of pick pocketing but then rescued by kind Mr Brownlow. Unfortunately for Oliver, Fagin won't have that and recaptures him. Whilst on another job Oliver is saved a second time by Mrs Maylie. Fagin - in league with Oliver's (unknown) half brother - seeks to capture him again so his true identity cannot be revealed. But eventually he is outwitted, Oliver is reunited with Mr Brownlow and discovers his true inheritance.
This book is in the following series:
Classics
This Classics series provides an accessible route into our rich literary heritage. It showcases powerful plots and characters that have stood the test of time - Oliver Twist,Black Beauty,Macbeth,Wuthering Heights adapted by top children's authorsto ensure the stories are accessible to younger readers. The books fall within book bands dark blue and dark red.
Macmillan Readers
Ladybird
This series is part of the larger Ladybird Series.
Enriched Classics
Classics Retold (Edge)
Discovering the Great Classics
Oberon Classics
Oberon Modern Plays
Nelson Graded Readers
Edge Books Classics Retold
The Young Collectors Illustrated Classics
Oxford Children's Classics
Stories Told and Retold
Saddleback Classics
Temporeed Series
Progress English
Oxford Progressive English Readers
New Windmill Classics
Penguin Readers
Penguin Readers is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. At the end of each book there is a section of exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion and writing. Penguin Readers are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from 'Easystarts' with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three sub-categories: 'Contemporary', 'Classics' or 'Originals'.
Worlds Classics
Graphic Classics
Ladybird Classics
Ladybird Classics are retold versions of the most-loved children's classic stories, and are specially designed to appeal to a younger audience.
The Classic Stories
Purnell Classics
Oxford Childrens Classics
Star Plays
Vintage Classics
Edge Books
Scholastic Classics
Great British Classics
This book features the following characters:
Fagin
This book features the character Fagin.
Nancy
This book features the character Nancy.
Oliver Twist
This book features the character Oliver Twist.
