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Zusatztext "It is no small task to condense one of Dickens's most beloved and frequently retold stories from 400 pages into a mere 88 while maintaining the major plot developments. However! remarkably! this graphic novel version is generally a success. . . . Owing to the minor violence and complexity of Dickens's plot twists! this would be suitable for middle school students who like darker stories; think A Series of Unfortunate Events for older readers." -- Library Journal "I highly recommend Campfire’s comics. They do what they are intended to do and do it in a way that excites kids about classic literature." — Chris Wilson! The Graphic Classroom (a resource for teachers and librarians) Informationen zum Autor Charles Dickens was born in 1812 near Portsmouth. The Christmas Books was first published in a single volume in 1852, bringing together five stories, which Charles Dickens had written especially for the Christmas season, beginning in 1843 with A Christmas Carol. Over the next three years, Dickens published The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, and The Battle of Life . There was no story in 1847 but a fifth, The Haunted Man , appeared in 1848. Klappentext Oliver Twist's life has been a hard and desperate one. With his mother dying during his birth, and having no idea who his father was, Oliver has spent his first nine years struggling to survive in a world that has little pity for a poor orphan such as him. After Oliver gets involved with the nefarious Fagin and the sinister Bill Sikes, he is wounded during a burglary. Oliver is rescued by Sikes's intended victims, the young Rose Maylie, and her guardian, Mrs Maylie. At last, the boy finds a loving home and people who care for him. But how long will Oliver's happiness endure, especially when Fagin begins to conspire with a mysterious stranger with a link to the boy's past? Zusammenfassung Oliver Twist's life has been a hard and desperate one. With his mother dying during his birth! and having no idea who his father was! Oliver has spent his first nine years struggling to survive in a world that has little pity for a poor orphan such as him. After Oliver gets involved with the nefarious Fagin and the sinister Bill Sikes! he is wounded during a burglary. Oliver is rescued by Sikes's intended victims! the young Rose Maylie! and her guardian! Mrs Maylie. At last! the boy finds a loving home and people who care for him. But how long will Oliver's happiness endure! especially when Fagin begins to conspire with a mysterious stranger with a link to the boy's past? Inhaltsverzeichnis ENG...
