A Child of the Jago: Illustrated Contributor(s): Morrison, Arthur (Author) |
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ISBN: 1523814373 ISBN-13: 9781523814374 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2016 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" L (0.63 lbs) 210 pages |
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Publisher Description: A bestseller in its time, it recounts the brief life of Dicky Perrott, a child growing up in the "Old Jago", a fictionalisation of the Old Nichol, a slum located between Shoreditch High Street and Bethnal Green Road in the East End of London. The novel described in graphic detail living conditions in the East End, including the permeation of violence into everyday life. Arthur George Morrison (1863-1945) was an English author and journalist known for his realistic novels about London's East End and for his detective stories. Morrison's most famous novel is A Child of the Jago, published in 1896. |
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