Little Dorrit

Charles Dickens

Edité par Bradbury and Evans, London, 1857

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Little Dorrit was originally published in serial form between 1855 and 1857 The story features Amy Dorrit, youngest child of her family, born and raised in the Marshalsea prison for debtors in London Arthur Clennam encounters her after returning home from a 20-year absence, ready to begin his life anew It satirises shortcomings of both government and society, including the institution of debtors' prisons, where debtors were imprisoned, unable to work and yet incarcerated until they had repaid their debts The prison in this case is the Marshalsea, where Dickens's own father had been imprisoned He is also critical of the impotent bureaucracy of the British government, in the form of the fictional "Circumlocution Office" Dickens also satirises the stratification of society that results from the British class system Contemporary half black morocco over green straight-grained boards Joints cracked but the binding is still sound Marbled endpapers renewed A 1" chip is missing at the base of the spine Some foxing, but limited to the first few pages and the plates illustrated with 40 plates by Hablot Knight Browne Smith 12 625 pp.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Little Dorrit
• Éditeur: Bradbury and Evans, London
• Date de parution: 1857
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Édition: First.
• État de l'article: Good