The Complete Works of Charles Dickens: Oliver Twist

It Is Impossible To Overstate The Importance Of British Novelist Charles Dickens (18121870) Not Only To Literature In The English Language, But To Western Civilization On The Whole. He Is Arguably The First Fiction Writer To Have Become An International Celebrity. He Popularized Episodic Fiction And The Cliffhanger, Which Had A Profound Influence On The Development Of Film And Television. He Is Entirely Responsible For The Popular Image Of Victorian London That Still Lingers Today, And His CharactersFrom Oliver Twist To Ebenezer Scrooge, From Miss Havisham To Uriah HeepHave Become Not Merely Iconic, But Mythic. But It Was His Stirring Portraits Of Ordinary PeopleNot The Upper Classes Or The AristocracyAnd His Fervent Cries For Social, Moral, And Legal Justice For The Working Poor, And In Particular For Poor Children, In The Grim Early Decades Of The Industrial Revolution That Powerfully Impacted Social Concerns Well Into The 20Th Century. Without Charles Dickens, We May Never Have Seen The Likes Of Sherlock Holmes, Upton Sinclair, Or Even Bob Dylan. Here, In 30 Beautiful VolumesComplete With All The Original IllustrationsIs Every Published Word Written By One Of The Most Important Writers Ever. The Essential CollectorS Set Will Delight Anyone Who Cherishes English Literature...And Who Takes Pleasure In Constantly Rediscovering Its Joys. This Volume Contains Oliver Twist, DickensS Second Novel, Which Was Serialized In BentleyS Miscellany From February 1837 To April 1839. A Stunning Example Of The Social NovelAnd The First Novel Ever To Focus On A Child CharacterIt Is One Of DickensS Most Compelling Works.