The Adventures of Oliver Twist;: or, the Parish Boy's Progress. By "Boz".
by DICKENS, Charles
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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London, United Kingdom
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The Adventures of Oliver Twist is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. The book was initially published serially from February 1837 through April 1839 in Bentley’s Miscellany, a periodical edited by Dickens. In the classic rags-to-riches story, the orphan and escapee Oliver Twist must find his way through the criminal-filled streets of London.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 169349
- Title
- The Adventures of Oliver Twist;
- Author
- DICKENS, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Richard Bentley,
- Date Published
- 1838
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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