
Child of the Jago
by Arthur Morrison
Title:
Child of the Jago
Author:
Arthur Morrison
Series (if any):
Oxford World's Classics
Edited by:
Miles, Peter (Emeritus Fellow of the English Association, formerly Head of English, University of Wales, Lampeter.)
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
256 pages, map of the Jago
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-13:
9780199605514
EAN:
9780199605514
Publication Date:
09/02/2012
Classifications:
Classic and Biographical
Weight (g):
316
Dimensions (mm):
132 x 196 x 16
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
In the slum streets of the Jago, Dicky Perrott lives a life of petty crime and violence. With Father Sturt's arrival, he sees how his horizons might alter. Dicky's story highlights the terrible conditions of the Victorian underworld and the social policy that underpinned it. This edition provides rich contextual background material.
























