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Barnaby Rudge
Charles Dickens
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Paperback. "Written at a time of social unrest in Victorian Britain and set in London at the time of the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots, Dickens's brooding novel of mayhem and murder in the eighteenth century explores the relationship between repression and liberation in private and public life."--P. [4] of cover. Editor(s): Hurst, Clive. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 752 pages, 1 map; 76 original b & w drawings. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 504. Good copy in original cloth covers. Title in gilt to spine. Cover and spine have light nicks, remains good
'What dark history is this?' This is the question that hangs over Dickens's brooding novel of mayhem and murder in the eighteenth century. Set in London at the time of the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots, Barnaby Rudge tells a story of individuals caught up in the mindless violence of the mob. Lord George Gordon's dangerous appeal to old religious prejudices is interwoven with the murder mystery surrounding the father of the simple-minded Barnaby. The discovery of the murderer and his involvement in the riots put Barnaby's life in jeopardy. Culminating in the terrifying destruction of Newgate prison by the rampaging ... Read more
'What dark history is this?' This is the question that hangs over Dickens's brooding novel of mayhem and murder in the eighteenth century. Set in London at the time of the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots, Barnaby Rudge tells a story of individuals caught up in the mindless violence of the mob. Lord George Gordon's dangerous appeal to old religious prejudices is interwoven with the murder mystery surrounding the father of the simple-minded Barnaby. The discovery of the murderer and his involvement in the riots put Barnaby's life in jeopardy. Culminating in the terrifying destruction of Newgate prison by the rampaging ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
752
Condition
Used, Good
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Number of Pages
752
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199538201
SKU
KCW0010388
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About Charles Dickens
Jon Mee and Iain McCalman are joint editors ofAn Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age (1999)
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