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Penguin English Library: Book 24
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Charles Dickens’ first historical novel — set during the anti-Catholic riots of 1780 — is an unparalleled portrayal of the terror of a rampaging mob, seen through the eyes of the individuals swept up in the chaos.
Summary edit
Characters include Emma, a Catholic, and Edward, a Protestant, whose forbidden love weaves through the heart of the story; and the simpleminded Barnaby, one of the riot leaders, whose fate is tied to a mysterious murder and whose beloved pet raven, Grip, embodies the mystical power of... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Barnaby Rudge: a friendly idiot
- Mary Rudge: Barnaby's mother
- Grip: Barnaby's pet raven
- John Willet: proprietor of the Maypole Inn
- Joe Willet: son of John Willet, works at the Inn
- Hugh: works at the Maypole Inn
- Gabriel Varden: the kindly locksmith
- Martha Varden: the overbearing wife of Gabriel Varden
- Dolly Varden: the beautiful daughter of Gabriel and Martha Varden
- Simon Tappertit: apprentice to the locksmith Gabriel Varden
- Miss Miggs: the Varden's domestic servant
- Sir John Chester: a member of Parliament
- Edward Chester: son of Sir John Chester
- Geoffrey Haredale: owner of the Maypole Inn property, brother of the murdered Reuben Haredale
- Emma Haredale: daughter of the murdered Reuben Haredale and niece of Geoffrey Haredale
- Lord George Gordon: a radical politician and member of Parliment (character based on the real person)
- John Grueby: a loyal servant of Lord Gordon
- Mr. Gashford: secretary of Lord Gordon
- Ned Dennis: the hangman of Tyburn
- Stagg: a blind man
- The Stranger: identity revealed in the story
First Sentence edit
In the year 1775, there stood upon the borders of Epping Forest, at a distance of about twelve miles from London-measuring from the Standard in Cornhill, or rather from the spot on or near to which the Standard used to be in days of yore-a house of public entertainment called the Maypole; which fact was demonstrated to all such travellers as could neither read nor write (and at that time a vast number both of travellers and stay-at-homes were in this condition) by the emblem reared on the roadside over against the house, which, if not of those goodly proportions that Maypoles were wont to present in olden times, was a fair young ash, thirty feet in height, and straight as any arrow that ever English yeoman drew.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 24 of 101 in Penguin English Library. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Charles Dickens (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Hablot Knight Browne (Illustrator)
- George Cattermole (Illustrator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Chapman and Hall
Country: England
Publication Date: 1841
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 920
Publisher: Chapman and Hall
Country: England
Publication Date: 1841
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 920
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: P23.D55 B3
- Dewey: 823.8
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Internet Archive: Scanned image of 1841 publication in the Master Humphrey's Clock collection.
- Wikipedia: Barnaby Rudge Wikipedia Description
- Librivox: Free audio recording of Barnaby Rudge by Mil Nicholson
- Project Gutenberg: Full text of Barnaby Rudge
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