Arthur Morrison

A Child of the Jago: Special Edition by Arthur Morrison recounts the brief life of Dicky Perrott, a child growing up in the "Old Jago," a fictionalisation of the Old Nichol, a slum in the East End of London. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in...

A brilliant evocation of a narrow, close-knit community—that of the streets of London's East End in the 1890s. Tales of Mean Streets by Arthur Morrison chronicles their adventures with sympathy, humour, and a sense of both the tragedies and comedies to be found in the "mean streets".