Little Dorrit Part 2
A novel of serendipity, of fortunes won and lost, and of the spectre of imprisonment that hangs over all aspects of Victorian society.
When Arthur Clennam returns to England after many years abroad, he takes a kindly interest in Amy Dorrit, his mother's seamstress, and in the affairs of Amy's father,
William Dorrit, a man of shabby grandeur, long imprisoned for debt in Marshalsea prison.
As Arthur soon discovers, the dark shadow of the prison stretches far beyond its walls to affect the lives of many, from the kindly Mr Panks, the reluctant rent-collector of Bleeding Heart Yard, and the tipsily garrulous Flora Finching,
to Merdle, an unscrupulous financier, and the bureaucratic Barnacles in the Circumlocution Office.
A masterly evocation of the state and psychology of imprisonment, Little Dorrit is one of the supreme works of Dickens's maturity.
Stephen Wall's introduction examines Dickens's transformation of childhood memories of his father's incarceration in the Marshalsea debtors' prison. This revised edition includes expanded notes, appendices and suggestion for further reading by Helen Small,
a chronology of Dickens's life and works, and original illustrations.
Charles Dickens is one of the best-loved novelists in the English language,
whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012. His most famous books, including
Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, David Copperfield and
The Pickwick Papers, have been adapted for stage and screen and read by millions.
Includes vintage illustration!
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Little Dorrit Part 2
A novel of serendipity, of fortunes won and lost, and of the spectre of imprisonment that hangs over all aspects of Victorian society.
When Arthur Clennam returns to England after many years abroad, he takes a kindly interest in Amy Dorrit, his mother's seamstress, and in the affairs of Amy's father,
William Dorrit, a man of shabby grandeur, long imprisoned for debt in Marshalsea prison.
As Arthur soon discovers, the dark shadow of the prison stretches far beyond its walls to affect the lives of many, from the kindly Mr Panks, the reluctant rent-collector of Bleeding Heart Yard, and the tipsily garrulous Flora Finching,
to Merdle, an unscrupulous financier, and the bureaucratic Barnacles in the Circumlocution Office.
A masterly evocation of the state and psychology of imprisonment, Little Dorrit is one of the supreme works of Dickens's maturity.
Stephen Wall's introduction examines Dickens's transformation of childhood memories of his father's incarceration in the Marshalsea debtors' prison. This revised edition includes expanded notes, appendices and suggestion for further reading by Helen Small,
a chronology of Dickens's life and works, and original illustrations.
Charles Dickens is one of the best-loved novelists in the English language,
whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012. His most famous books, including
Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, David Copperfield and
The Pickwick Papers, have been adapted for stage and screen and read by millions.
Includes vintage illustration!
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Little Dorrit Part 2

Little Dorrit Part 2

by Charles Dickens
Little Dorrit Part 2

Little Dorrit Part 2

by Charles Dickens
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A novel of serendipity, of fortunes won and lost, and of the spectre of imprisonment that hangs over all aspects of Victorian society.
When Arthur Clennam returns to England after many years abroad, he takes a kindly interest in Amy Dorrit, his mother's seamstress, and in the affairs of Amy's father,
William Dorrit, a man of shabby grandeur, long imprisoned for debt in Marshalsea prison.
As Arthur soon discovers, the dark shadow of the prison stretches far beyond its walls to affect the lives of many, from the kindly Mr Panks, the reluctant rent-collector of Bleeding Heart Yard, and the tipsily garrulous Flora Finching,
to Merdle, an unscrupulous financier, and the bureaucratic Barnacles in the Circumlocution Office.
A masterly evocation of the state and psychology of imprisonment, Little Dorrit is one of the supreme works of Dickens's maturity.
Stephen Wall's introduction examines Dickens's transformation of childhood memories of his father's incarceration in the Marshalsea debtors' prison. This revised edition includes expanded notes, appendices and suggestion for further reading by Helen Small,
a chronology of Dickens's life and works, and original illustrations.
Charles Dickens is one of the best-loved novelists in the English language,
whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012. His most famous books, including
Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, David Copperfield and
The Pickwick Papers, have been adapted for stage and screen and read by millions.
Includes vintage illustration!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781724791627
Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date: 08/04/2018
Pages: 246
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

About The Author
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is probably the greatest novelist England has ever produced, the author of such famous books as A Christmas Carol, Hard Times, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, and Oliver Twist. His innate comic genius and shrewd depictions of Victorian life — along with his indelible characters — have made his books beloved by readers the world over. Dickens was born in Landport, Portsea, England and died in Kent after suffering a stroke. The second of eight children of a family continually plagued by debt, the young Dickens came to know hunger, privation, and the horrors of the infamous debtors' prison and the evils of child labor. These unfortunate early life experiences helped shape many of his greatest works.

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1812

Date of Death:

June 18, 1870

Place of Birth:

Portsmouth, England

Place of Death:

Gad's Hill, Kent, England

Education:

Home-schooling; attended Dame School at Chatham briefly and Wellington
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