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Barnaby Rudge
A vivid tableau of humanity caught up in turbulent times
The streets of London are alive with the terror of the Gordon anti-popery riots of 1780.Against this backdrop of public disorder equally tense private dramas unfold : foremost amongst them a mysterious death,a secret love affair and a domestic feud.
Reuben Haredale has been murdered but the killer remains undiscovered.
His daughter Emma wants to mary Edward Chester, but their union meeth with fierce opposition from their relatives. Central to these passionate and troubled evenst is the strange,haunting figure of Barbaby Rudge,accompanied by Grip,a pet raven of uncanny abilities.
In Barnaby Rudge, Dickens first historical novel,his extraordinary gift for narrative and charateristically vivid language combine to create one of his most intense and colourful works
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