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Barnaby Rudge

(Oxford World's Classics)

By Jon Mee, Iain McCalman, Clive Hurst, Charles Dickens

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| Paperback | 9780192840561

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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. Barnaby Rudge
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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. 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 hordes, the brilliant descriptions of the riots are among Dickens's most powerful. Barnaby Rudge looks forward to the dark complexities of Dickens's later novels, whose characters also seek
refuge from a chaotic and unstable world. This edition includes all the original illustrations, plus an illuminating Introduction and notes.

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    Not as well-known as Dickens' other works, I really enjoyed this book, too. While not as funny or masterfully written, it still has very tight plotting and good pacing.

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    guaddess said on May 31, 2007 | Add your feedback

  • OK, so this is minor Dickens. The plot is even more rambling than usual, the title character is unappealing... I know, I know.
    And yet... if you ever cared for well written historical fiction, or only for a good study in furious crowd, do read the chapters about the Gordon Riots! It stays with ... (continue)

    OK, so this is minor Dickens. The plot is even more rambling than usual, the title character is unappealing... I know, I know.
    And yet... if you ever cared for well written historical fiction, or only for a good study in furious crowd, do read the chapters about the Gordon Riots! It stays with you.

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    Martinbenedick said on Jun 1, 2007 | Add your feedback

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