Oliver Twist /
Charles Dickens ; retold by Richard Rogers.
- Simplified ed.
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- 120 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Oxford Bookworms Library 6 Oxford Bookworms Library. Classics, stage 6 .
Includes glossary and reading activities. First published in Oxford Bookworms in 1992. Simplified text.
Story Introduction -- People in the Story -- 1. Oliver's early life -- 2. Oliver's first job -- 3. Oliver goes to London -- 4. Oliver in London -- 5. Oliver's life changes -- 6. Oliver is found again -- 7. The robbery -- 8. After the robbery -- 9. Oliver starts another life -- 10. Life in the country -- 11. Nancy makes a visit -- 12. Nancy keeps an appointment -- 13. The end of the gang -- 14. The end of the mystery -- Glossary -- Activities: Before Reading -- Activities: While Reading -- Activities: After Reading -- About the Author
"London in the 1830s was no place to be if you were a hungry ten-year-old boy, an orphan without friends or family, with no home to go to, and only a penny in your pocket to buy a piece of bread. But Oliver Twist finds some friends - Fagin, the Artful Dodger, and Charley Bates. They give him food and shelter, and play games with him, but it is not until some days later that Oliver finds out what kind of friends they are and what kind of 'games' they play..." (Book Cover)
High intermediate to advanced students -- B2/C1 (CEFR).