Sunday, August 2, 2020

Literature. Part sixty five.

                               Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress by Charles Dickens.

This novel was written and published in the XIX century.

The main character is the boy named Oliver Twist. He is an orphan. Oliver lived in poverty. Also, he had problems with other children.

Later Oliver Twist ran into the street. He left orphanage. In London Oliver met criminals. They wanted to teach him about crimes.

But Oliver Twist found friends and salvation. Good and evil people were in his way. Twist handled all the difficulties.

The story tells about children and their problems in that period. Hard life and attitude of society described in this famous novel.

Artists created many illustrations to this book. The novel was translated to different languages.

There are movies and cartoons about this story.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-photo/united-kingdom-circa-1970-vintage-british-213901681


UNITED KINGDOM, CIRCA 1970: A vintage British postage stamp commemorating the works of famous English novelist Charles Dickens, circa 1970.

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