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Little Dorrit

By Charles Dickens
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Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens is a tale of poverty and wealth, exploring the life of Amy Dorrit, who grows up in a debtor's prison where her father resides. The novel delves into themes of class disparity, social criticism, and personal redemption as Amy navigates the complexities of her family's fortunes and the people they encounter. The narrative intertwines with the destinies of others impacted by the societal and financial structures of Victorian England.
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You might enjoy this book if you're captivated by richly detailed narratives that weave together themes of wealth, poverty, and the complex nature of love and family. The story offers a keen social commentary on Victorian society and presents a compelling mix of characters whose lives interconnect in surprising ways. With its vivid portrayal of life's ups and downs, it might appeal to those who appreciate classic literature that delves deep into human experiences and societal structures.

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Little Dorrit

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.

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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 the Marshalsea.

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.

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Little Dorrit is lauded as a profoundly significant work from the nineteenth century. Lionel Trilling highlights the novel's importance in the literary landscape of its time.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141439969

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 September 2003

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Edited by Helen Small
  • Edited by Stephen Wall
  • Edited by Helen Small

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 57.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 735g

Pages: 1024

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Charles Dickens Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics

About the Author

Charles Dickens (1812-70) was a political reporter and journalist whose popularity was established by the phenomenally successful Pickwick Papers. Stephen Wall is a Fellow of Keble College, Oxford. Helen Small is a Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford.

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