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A Child of the Jago

Af: Arthur Morrison Engelsk Paperback

A Child of the Jago

Af: Arthur Morrison Engelsk Paperback
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''The Jago had got him, and it held him fast.''In the worst of London''s East End slums, in an area called the Jago, young Dicky Perrott is used to a life of poverty, crime, and violence. Gang warfare is the order of the day, deaths are commonplace, and thieving the only way to survive. At first Dicky dreams of becoming a High Mobsman - one of the aristocrats of Jago crime - but the efforts of Father Sturt to improve conditions offer him a different path. Dicky''s journey takes him through a savage but colourful community of pickpockets and cosh-carriers, where the police only enter in threes, and where murder erupts with an unusual horror and intimacy. Morrison''s portrayal of the Victorian underclass and its underworld drew attention to the bleak prospects for children living in such surroundings, and it is a classic of slum-fiction. In this edition Peter Miles provides a rich contextual background to the creation of the novel, and the social debates to which it contributed. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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''The Jago had got him, and it held him fast.''In the worst of London''s East End slums, in an area called the Jago, young Dicky Perrott is used to a life of poverty, crime, and violence. Gang warfare is the order of the day, deaths are commonplace, and thieving the only way to survive. At first Dicky dreams of becoming a High Mobsman - one of the aristocrats of Jago crime - but the efforts of Father Sturt to improve conditions offer him a different path. Dicky''s journey takes him through a savage but colourful community of pickpockets and cosh-carriers, where the police only enter in threes, and where murder erupts with an unusual horror and intimacy. Morrison''s portrayal of the Victorian underclass and its underworld drew attention to the bleak prospects for children living in such surroundings, and it is a classic of slum-fiction. In this edition Peter Miles provides a rich contextual background to the creation of the novel, and the social debates to which it contributed. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 256
ISBN-13: 9780199605514
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0199605513
Kategori: Social- & Kulturhistorie
Udg. Dato: 9 feb 2012
Længde: 16mm
Bredde: 196mm
Højde: 132mm
Forlag: Oxford University Press
Oplagsdato: 9 feb 2012
Forfatter(e): Arthur Morrison
Forfatter(e) Arthur Morrison

Kategori Social- & Kulturhistorie

ISBN-13 9780199605514

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 256

Udgave

Længde 16mm

Bredde 196mm

Højde 132mm

Udg. Dato 9 feb 2012

Oplagsdato 9 feb 2012

Forlag Oxford University Press