{"product_id":"oliver-twist-charles-dickens-9781529978216","title":"Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful deluxe gift edition of Dickens's unforgettable novel with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOliver is an orphan living on the dangerous London streets with no one but himself to rely on. Fleeing from poverty and hardship, he falls in with a criminal street gang who will not let him go, however hard he tries to escape. Dickens graphically conjures up the capital's underworld, full of sex workers, thieves and lost and homeless children, and gives a voice to the disadvantaged and abused.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis hardback is part of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eVINTAGE COLLECTOR'S CLASSICS, a series of luxurious books especially crafted for collectors and fans of beautiful special editions. Sumptuous design meets the highest quality production. Discover timeless classics beautifully bound for every bookshelf.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eCharles Dickens was born in Hampshire on February 7, 1812. His father was a clerk in the navy pay office, who was well paid but often ended up in financial troubles. When Dickens was twelve years old he was send to work in a shoe polish factory because his family had been taken to the debtors' prison. His career as a writer of fiction started in 1833 when his short stories and essays began to appear in periodicals. \u003ci\u003eThe Pickwick Papers\u003c\/i\u003e, his first commercial success, was published in 1836. The serialisation of \u003ci\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/i\u003e began in 1837. Many other novels followed and \u003ci\u003eThe Old Curiosity Shop\u003c\/i\u003e brought Dickens international fame and he became a celebrity in America as well as Britain. Charles Dickens died on 9 June 1870. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Englisch, 528 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65815701258589,"sku":"K010366060","price":19.6,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/1036606000001A.jpg?v=1788573100","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/oliver-twist-charles-dickens-9781529978216","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}