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This is Dickens fifth novel and it was his first attempt to write an historical novel and was inspired by the Walter Scott's novels.
In the first chapters, Dickens describes the Maypole and introduces the main characters: Gabriel Varden with his wife and his daughter, Simon Tappertit, John and Joe Willet, Solomon Daisy, the Haredales, the Rudges and a mysterious stranger.
Maypole Inn in the village of Chigwell:
A hint of mystery is also inserted in these initial chapters through the Haredale murde ...more
In the first chapters, Dickens describes the Maypole and introduces the main characters: Gabriel Varden with his wife and his daughter, Simon Tappertit, John and Joe Willet, Solomon Daisy, the Haredales, the Rudges and a mysterious stranger.
Maypole Inn in the village of Chigwell:
A hint of mystery is also inserted in these initial chapters through the Haredale murde ...more
The 5th book in my Dickens challenge
I think this book may be my favourite Dickens so far (although Mr Pickwick still holds a special place in my heart!)
It’s hard to summarise everything this story covers but it was varied and insightful and suspenseful and wonderful!
The full title is: “Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'eighty” and it deals with the Gordon (anti-Catholic) Riots in London in 1780 whilst also following the fortunes of young Barnaby Rudge and other acquaintances of his. The tal ...more
I think this book may be my favourite Dickens so far (although Mr Pickwick still holds a special place in my heart!)
It’s hard to summarise everything this story covers but it was varied and insightful and suspenseful and wonderful!
The full title is: “Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'eighty” and it deals with the Gordon (anti-Catholic) Riots in London in 1780 whilst also following the fortunes of young Barnaby Rudge and other acquaintances of his. The tal ...more
3.5
Very well written, but extremely disturbing. Read at the same time as Zola's Germinal. Both deal with riots and unrest.
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Certainly not among my favorites among Dickens' novels, but this is probably also due to the fact that I was unaware of the part of the story that is the background to the events narrated.
Certamente non tra i miei preferiti tra i romanzi di Dickens, ma probabilmente questo é anche dovuto al fatto che ignoravo la parte di storia che fa da sfondo agli eventi narrati. ...more
Certamente non tra i miei preferiti tra i romanzi di Dickens, ma probabilmente questo é anche dovuto al fatto che ignoravo la parte di storia che fa da sfondo agli eventi narrati. ...more
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