Barnaby Rudge (Wordsworth Classics)
Charles Dickens
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Description for Barnaby Rudge (Wordsworth Classics)
paperback. Provides an account of the 'No Popery' riots that were instigated by Lord George Gordon in 1780, and terrorised London for days. This novel tells the tale of a long unsolved murder, and a romance that combines forbidden love, passion, treachery and heroism. Illustrator(s): Browne, Hablot K., (Phiz); Cattermole, George. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 440.
Illustrations by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz) and George Cattermole, with a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex.
This vivid historical and political novel by Dickens is centred on the infamous 'No Popery' riots, instigated by Lord George Gordon, which terrorised London in 1780. Dickens' targets are prejudice, intolerance, religious bigotry and nationalistic fervour, together with the villains who exploit these for selfish ends.
His intense account of the riots is interwoven with the mysterious tale of a long-unsolved murder and with a romance involving forbidden love, treachery and heroism. Barnaby Rudge abounds in memorably ... Read more
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Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
Wordsworth Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
Herts, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853267390
SKU
V9781853267390
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-28
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