Book, Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge : a tale of the riots of 'eighty

Physical description

Ill, p.396.

Publication type

fiction

Summary

Dickens' Barnaby Rudge is both an intensely private examination of the relationship between father and son and a grand tale of rebellion in the public arena. Set in the boiling agitation of 1780's London with a cast of truly Dickensian characters, Barnaby Rudge is Dickens' first historical novel, outlining the events of the Gordon Riots.

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