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Barnaby Rudge

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Dickens`s first historical novel is set against the infamous `No Popery` riots that were instigated by Lord George Gordon in 1780, and terrorised London for days. Prejudice, intolerance, misplaced religious and nationalistic fervour, together with the villains who would exploit these for political ends, are Dickens`s targets. His vivid account of the riots at the heart of the novel is interwoven with the mysterious tale of a long unsolved murder, and a romance that combines forbidden love,...

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Издательство: Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Серия: Classics
Дата выхода: январь 2001
ISBN: 1-85326-739-2
Объём: 672 страниц

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