Charles Dickens Barnaby Rudge (Paperback) Oxford World's Classics

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Barnaby RudgeCondition: NewEAN: 9780199538201ISBN: 9780199538201Publisher: Oxford University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 12/11/2008Item Height: 196mmItem Length: 130mmItem Width: 32mmItem Weight: 513gAuthor: Charles DickensContributor: Clive Hurst (Edited by), Jon Mee (Introduction by), Iain McCalman (Notes by)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0199538204Description: '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 hordes, the descriptions of the riots are among Dickens's most powerful. Written at a time of social unrest in Victorian Britain, Barnaby Rudge explores the relationship between repression and liberation in private and public life. It looks forward to the dark complexities of Dickens's later novels, whose characters also seek refuge from a chaotic and unstable world. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: FictionBook Series: Oxford World's ClassicsTopic: Classic FictionRelease Year: 2008 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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