Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens is a significant work published by Random House Publishing Group on March 12, 2002. This Modern Library edition spans 912 pages and is presented in English. The novel tells the story of William Dorrit, who is imprisoned for debt in Marshalsea Prison, and his daughter Amy, affectionately known as Little Dorrit. The narrative explores the journey of the Dorrit family as they transition from poverty to wealth, highlighting the complexities of family life and societal structures.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of characters and themes woven throughout the narrative, reflecting Dickens’s keen observations of society and human nature. The book delves into issues of financial hardship, familial bonds, and the impact of social class, making it a poignant exploration of life in Victorian England. This edition is based on the original 1857 text, ensuring that readers experience Dickens’s work in its intended form while engaging with the timeless themes of fiction and literary tradition.
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Upon its publication in 1857, Little Dorrit immediately outsold any of Dickens’s previous books. The story of William Dorrit, imprisoned for debt in Marshalsea Prison, and his daughter and helpmate, Amy, or Little Dorrit, the novel charts the progress of the Dorrit family from poverty to riches. In his Introduction, David Gates argues that “intensity of imagination is the gift from which Dickens’s other great attributes derive: his eye and ear, his near-universal empathy, his ability to entertain both a sense of the ridiculous and a sense of ultimate significance.”
This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the 1857 edition.
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