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Introduction and Notes by Peter Preston, University of Nottingham.With Illustrations by Hablot K. Browne Little Dorrit ia a classic tale of imprisonment, both literal and metaphorical. while Dickens' working title for the novel, highlights its concern with personal responsibility in private and public life. Dickens' childhood experiences inform the vivid scenes in Marshalsea debtor s prison, while his adult perceptions of governmental failures shape his satirical picture of the Circumlocution Office. The novel s range of characters - the honest, the crooked, the selfish and the self-denying - offers a portrait of society about whose values Dickens had profound doubts.
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- Paperback
- ISBN-10: 1853261823
- ISBN-13: 9781853261824
- Publisher: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company
- Pub date: Jan 01, 1998
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 13 cm x 4 cm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Library Binding and Others
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