"Oh you really expect him to come back, do you?" inquired Mr.
Grimwig. "Don't you?" asked Mr. Brownlow, smiling. The spirit of
contradiction was strong in Mr. Grimwig's breast, at the moment;
and it was rendered stronger by his friend's confident smile. "No,"
he said, smiting the table with his fist, "I do not. The boy has a
new suit of clothes on his back, a set of valuable books under his
arm, and a five-pound note in his pocket. He'll join his old
friends the thieves, and laugh at you. If ever that boy returns to
this house, sir, I'll eat my head." -from Chapter XIV In February
1837, the new British magazine Bentley's Miscellany published the
first installment in a serial story written by its editor. Its star
was a good-hearted orphan boy; its author was Charles Dickens; and
by the time it concluded in March 1839, Oliver Twist would become
one of the most beloved of Dickens' novels. First published in book
form in 1838, it has never been out of print, and little wonder: it
is the classic rags-to-riches story, and a foundation of modern
popular fiction that is required and highly enjoyable reading for
all lovers of literature. Also in this volume: Dickens' A Child's
History of England, a charming survey of the story of the Sceptred
Isle from the time of the Romans through the 1830s. Simply written
but wide-ranging, it's a delightful read for Dickens devotees.
British author CHARLES DICKENS (1812-1870) remains one of the most
popular writers in the world. A spinner of stories of satire and
social criticism-including Great Expectations, Nicholas Nickleby, A
Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, and the work considered his
greatest, David Copperfield-his writings have
entertainedgenerations of readers and influenced generations of
writers.
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