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Presented here in gorgeous hardcover, Charles Dickens's first historical novel--set during the anti-Catholic riots of 1780--is an unparalleled portrayal of the terror of a rampaging mob. With an introduction by Peter Ackroyd.

The mob of Barnaby Rudge is... Read Full Overview

'One of Dickens' most neglected, but most rewarding, novels' Peter Ackroyd

Written at a time of social unrest in Victorian Britain and set in London at the time of the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots, Dickens's brooding novel of mayhem and murder in the eighteenth century explores the relationship between repression and liberation in private and public life... Read Full Overview

A young man's innocent involvement in a mole revolt serves as the basis for Dickens' historical novel about the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots of 1780.

Fully entitled "Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty," this novel was Dickens' first attempt at a historical novel. As such, it is the precursor to his more famous "A Tale of Two Cities", in which his exploration of mob violence, and especially the effect of public... Read Full Overview

Barnaby Rudge , written by Charles Dickens and published in 1841, is a captivating novel about a young man named Barnaby, who is caught in the tumultuous events of the Gordon Riots of 1780 in London. The novel is filled with complex and engaging characters, including Barnaby's... Read Full Overview

Set against the backdrop of the Gordon Riots of 1780, Charles Dickens' "Barnaby Rudge" is a masterful exploration of human folly and political unrest. The novel is characterized by Dickens' signature vivid characterizations and social commentary, woven through a narrative that... Read Full Overview

A young man's innocent involvement in a revolt serves as the basis for Dickens's historical novel about the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots of 1780.

Dickens's first historical novel is a thrilling tale of murder, treachery, and forbidden love with rioting mob scenes to make any reader's hair stand on end Barnaby Rudge is a young innocent simpleton who is devoted to his talkative raven, Grip. When he gets caught up... Read Full Overview