Autore: Charles Dickens

Readers of all ages from around the world are familiar with the poor, innocent orphan, Oliver Twist, who was born and grew up in a cruel Victorian workhouse. The compelling image of a hungry child asking for more food has also been portrayed in musicals and films based on the book. But who is this boy that wants more? The answer to this question comes at the end of a long and dangerous journey that takes the gentle, good-hearted boy into the great metropolis of London. We follow him through the dirty, dark streets and alleys of the slums, where he finds a home with thieves. This dishonest life then leads him to a completely different London, with its large houses surrounded by parks and gardens, where people are kind to him. As Oliver moves between these two worlds, he comes into contact with many different types of people from all classes of society. Some of them hold the secret to his past.

One of the most famous novels by Dickens, it has enjoyed great popularity since its publication and is considered the greatest English Christmas story.

It’s Christmas Eve in London. Ebezener Scrooge, an old, greedy and cold-hearted man, is working in his counting house. Fred, his nephew, comes into the office and invites his uncle to spend Christmas with him and his family. But Scrooge refuses. He will spend Christmas Eve like any other evening, alone. But that night something happens: three spirits, one after another, come and visit Mr Scrooge. They show him his past, his present and his future, and what they reveal will change Mr Scrooge’s life forever.

After spending his early childhood in a workhouse, Oliver Twist, ill-treated and under-fed, escapes to London where he unwittingly joins a gang of young pickpockets. Soon afterward he meets Mr Browlow, who gives him a home and love. But his happiness doesn’t last long because he is found and kidnapped by the band of thieves and this time... The story continues full of twists and turns till the happy ending.

One of the most outstanding works by Dickens is retold in a comics format using simplified language.

At the back of each book: a short glossary, understanding, grammar and communication exercises and activities for the PET exam. The volume concludes with the Dossier “Dickens and His Time” (CLIL).