Barnaby Rudge
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (829 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1522633111 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 228 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Eve Howard said No punches pulled in this historical novel of the Gordon Riots.. For anyone who formerly thought Dickens' heroines were a bit bland - here is Dolly, the flirtiest flirt of them all. But this book has more surprises, including the incredible description of the Gordon Riots, and a hero who is a poetical simpleton. This is a very timely book, which will resonate with modern readers still struggling to understand the nature of prejudice and how it is manipulated by an unconscious mob who "know not . Action! Adventure! History! This was my final Dickens novel, having now read them all. And, remarkably, even though this is not one of his more famous works, it is one of the very best. Whereas many of Dickens' beloved novels start out slow, taking a full half to 2/3 of the book to build back story and set the stage, with detail verging on tedious overload, Barnaby Rudge is action-packed from start to finish. Full of memorable characters like the locksmith V. it is still quite a good action/adventure novel For being one Dickens' lower rung novels, it is still quite a good action/adventure novel. There's character development and backstory in the first third of it but then that all fades away into an exciting adventure novel (no different than most stories like that). Dickens never stops amazing me. I read through the long description of the mob burning down Mr Haredale's house twice to myself and then once out loud to a friend becau
Read here by one of Britain's most popular readers, Sean Barrett, (his reading of Bleak House was widely praised) in a useful abridgement. Barnaby Rudge, one of only two historical novels by Dickens, deals with the "Popery" riots of 1780. The only available version of the novel on audiobook.. The recording is part of the extended Dickens collection offered in both abridged and unabridged form by Naxos AudioBooks
. This BBC production includes a full cast, music, and sound effects.Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. From School Library Journal Grade 7-12-Dicken's tale of private lives and public events takes place in the unrest of the 1780's London