品牌：Dickens
基本信息
·出版社：Penguin Classics
·页码：608 页码
·出版日：2003年
·ISBN：0141439742
·条码：9780141439747
·装帧：平装
·丛书名：Penguin Classics
内容简介
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The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. Dickens's tale of childhood innocence beset by evil depicts the dark criminal underworld of a London peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the arch-villain Fagin, the artful Dodger, the menacing Bill Sikes and the prostitute Nancy. Combining elements of Gothic Romance, the Newgate Novel and popular melodrama, Dickens created an entirely new kind of fiction, scathing in its indictment of a cruel society, and pervaded by an unforgettable sense of threat and mystery.
作者简介
Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, England. Perhaps the greatest novelist of the Victorian period, Dickens grew up in a large family frequently beset by financial insecurity. At age 12 he was forced to leave school and work in a factory when his father was thrown into debtors prison (as a writer Dickens would glean much from these early experiences). After he finished school, he worked as a court stenographer and as a reporter for London newspapers. He started writing fiction in 1833, first selling short stories and essays to periodicals and eventually publishing more than fifteen novels. He died on June 9, 1879, a day after suffering a stroke at Gadshill, his home near Kent, England.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
编辑推荐
From Library Journal
Oliver Twist was Dickens's second novel and one of his darkest, dealing with burglary, kidnapping, child abuse, prostitution, and murder. Alongside this gallery of horrors are the corrupt and incompetent institutions of 19th-century England set up to address social problems and instead making them worse. The author's moral indignation drives the creation of some of his most memorably grotesque characters: squirming, vile Fagin; brutal Bill Sykes; the brooding, sickly Monks; and Bumble, the pompous and incorrigibly dense beadle. Clearly, a reading of this work must carry the author's passionate narrative voice while being flexible and broad enough to define the wide range of character voices suggested by the text. John Wells's capable but bland reading only suggests the rich possibilities of the material. Restraint and Dickens simply don't go together. The abridgment deftly and seamlessly manages to deliver all major characters and plot lines, but there are many superior audiobook versions of this material, both abridged and unabridged. Not recommended.
-John Owen, Advanced Micro Devices, Sunnyvale, CA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From AudioFile
This abridged version of the trials of Oliver Twist makes the tale quite accessible to young listeners. Dick Cavett does an excellent job of moving from his familiar, level voice in the narrative passages to the true vibrancy of the dialogue. He handles British accents of the more lowly characters quite well, his characterization of Fagin being especially insidious and distinct. Mr. Brownlow and Monks are less developed, and their characterizations rely more on the text. The abridgment is quite a feat, having reduced a tumultuous tale into a tight storyline. However, some of the final sequences require more careful listening to absorb plot developments. E.S.B. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
专业书评
Russ and Beth Oullette
We recently purchased three of your classics series hardcovers for our 15 year old daughter's birthday, and she was estatic. The books are beautifully done, and it was nice to see that they used the original versions' formatting. We anxiously look forward to any new volumes you may add. If we might make a suggestion for a future addition to this series, please consider Treasure Island, as this would be a most welcome addition to her new collection. Thanks for producing a wonderful product.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Sunday Telegraph
"Cover to Cover's unabridged readings of classic novels are in a class of their own."--This text refers to theAudio Cassetteedition.
Gramophone
"A performance so exhilarating that the listener is borne along almost breathless, as if by some force of nature. The variety of emotions she expresses so magnificently is matched by the astonishing range of the voice itself...every scene is superbly performed. More important, all this seems to me to be pure Dickens, just what the author would have delighted in."--This text refers to theAudio Cassetteedition.
The Sunday Times of London
"[Margolyes] acts with a confidence born of detailed and textual knowledge, making each character individual and distinctive."--This text refers to theAudio Cassetteedition.
Review
"The power of [Dickens] is so amazing, that the reader at once becomes his captive, and must follow him whithersoever he leads."
--William Makepeace Thackeray
From the Trade Paperback edition.--This text refers to thePaperbackedition.
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