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Tales of Mean Streets

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Tales of Mean Streets offers a vivid portrayal of life in London's East End during the 1890s. Through a series of stories, Arthur Morrison captures the spirit of a tight-knit community navigating the challenges and rhythms of the 'mean streets' with a blend of sympathy, humour, and poignant insight into both their hardships and small triumphs.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for readers interested in historical fiction, British social history, and stories depicting urban life with authenticity and heart.

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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".

Series: Academy Victorian Classics

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780897334402

Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 August 2005

Country: United States

Imprint: Academy Chicago Publishers

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 176g

Pages: 166

About the Author

Arthur Morrison was born on November 1, 1863.Morrisongave conflicting information about his background, and when he diedhis wife, on his instructions, burned all of his notebooks and papers. He died in December, 1945.

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