《雾都孤儿》以雾都伦敦为背景,讲述了一个孤儿悲惨的身世及遭遇,主人公奥立弗在孤儿院长大,经历学徒生涯,艰苦逃难,误入贼窝,又被迫与狠毒的凶徒为伍,历尽无数辛酸,*后在善良人的帮助下查明身世并获得了幸福。《雾都孤儿》描写了善与恶、美与丑、正义与邪恶的斗争,赞扬了人们天性中的正直和善良,也揭露抨击了当时英国慈善机构的虚伪和治安警察的专横。《雾都孤儿》为英文版,同时提供配套英文朗读免费下载,在品读精彩故事的同时,亦能提升英语阅读水平,下载方式详见图书封底博客链接。 Oliver Twist, CharlesDickens's second novel, was first published as a serial that began in Februaryof 1837 and ended in April of 1839. The story is about a child, whose motherhad died, that was sent to a workhouse. Oliver was an innocent and pure boy.When he was eleven, he was tried to be sold from the workhouse as anapprentice, but he escaped from there. In his way to London, he met a boycalled Artful Dodger and then ended up with Fagin, the leader of a gang ofthieves, who taught children how to steal. OliverTwistis notable for its unromantic portrayal by Dickens of criminals and theirsordid lives, as well as for exposing the cruel treatment of the many orphansin London in the mid-19th century. In this early example of the social novel,Dickens satirizes the hypocrisies of his time, including child labor, therecruitment of children as criminals, and the presence of street children. Itis likely that Dickens's own youthful experiences contributed. OliverTwist hasbeen the subject of numerous adaptations for various media, including a highlysuccessful musical play, Oliver!, andthe multiple Academy Award-winning 1968 motion picture. Disney also put itsspin on the novel with the animated film in 1988.
CHAPTER 1 TREATS OF THE PLACE WHERE OLIVER TWIST WAS BORN, AND OF THE CIRCUMSTANCESATTENDING HIS BIRTH CHAPTER 2 TREATS OF OLIVER TWIST’S GROWTH, EDUCATION, AND BOARD CHAPTER 3 RELATES HOW OLIVER TWIST WAS VERY NEAR GETTING A PLACE, WHICH WOULD NOTHAVE BEEN A SINECURE CHAPTER 4 OLIVER, BEING OFFERED ANOTHER PLACE, MAKES HIS FIRST ENTRY INTO PUBLICLIFE CHAPTER 5 OLIVER MINGLES WITH NEW ASSOCIATES. GOING TO A FUNERAL FOR THE FIRST TIME,HE FORMS AN UNFAVOURABLE NOTION OF HIS MASTER’S BUSINESS CHAPTER 6 OLIVER, BEING GOADED BY THE TAUNTS OF NOAH, ROUSES INTO ACTION, AND RATHERASTONISHES HIM CHAPTER 7 OLIVER CONTINUES REFRACTORY CHAPTER 8 OLIVER WALKS TO LONDON. HE ENCOUNTERS ON THE ROAD A STRANGE SORT OF YOUNGGENTLEMAN CHAPTER 9 CONTAINING FURTHER PARTICULARS CONCERNING THE PLEASANT OLD GENTLEMAN, ANDHIS HOPEFUL PUPILS CHAPTER 10 OLIVER BECOMES BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH THE CHARACTERS OF HIS NEWASSOCIATES; AND PURCHASES EXPERIENCE AT A HIGH PRICE. BEING A SHORT, BUT VERYIMPORTANT CHAPTER, IN THIS HISTORY CHAPTER 11 TREATS OF MR. FANG THE POLICE MAGISTRATE; AND FURNISHES A SLIGHT SPECIMENOF HIS MODE OF ADMINISTERING JUSTICE CHAPTER 12 IN WHICH OLIVER IS TAKEN BETTER CARE OF THAN HE EVER WAS BEFORE. AND INWHICH THE NARRATIVE REVERTS TO THE MERRY OLD GENTLEMAN AND HIS YOUTHFUL FRIENDS CHAPTER 13 SOME NEW ACQUAINTANCES ARE INTRODUCED TO THE INTELLIGENT READER; CONNECTEDWITH WHOM VARIOUS PLEASANT MATTERS ARE RELATED, APPERTAINING TO THIS HISTORY CHAPTER 14 COMPRISING FURTHER PARTICULARS OF OLIVER’S STAY AT MR. BROWNLOW’S, WITHTHE REMARKABLE PREDICTION WHICH ONE MR. GRIMWIG UTTERED CONCERNING HIM, WHEN HEWENT OUT ON AN ERRAND CHAPTER 15 SHOWING HOW VERY FOND OF OLIVER TWIST, THE MERRY OLD JEW AND MISS NANCYWERE CHAPTER 16 RELATES WHAT BECAME OF OLIVER TWIST, AFTER HE HAD BEEN CLAIMED BY NANCY CHAPTER 17 OLIVER’S DESTINY CONTINUING UNPROPITIOUS, BRINGS A GREAT MAN TO LONDON TOINJURE HIS REPUTATION CHAPTER 18 HOW OLIVER PASSED HIS TIME IN THE IMPROVING SOCIETY OF HIS REPUTABLEFRIENDS ……
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