Barnaby Rudge
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Barnaby Rudge

by Charles Dickens

1841•Historical•601 pages

Taste attributes: historicalmysterydramacrimefresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA serious historical novel that is layered, inventive and unsavoury. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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3.5 / 5

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About This Book

Set against the backdrop of the Gordon Riots of 1780, Barnaby Rudge is a story of mystery and suspense which begins with an unsolved double murder and goes on to involve conspiracy, blackmail, abduction and retribution. Through the course of the novel fathers and sons become opposed, apprentices plot against their masters and Protestants clash with Catholics on the streets.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalMysteryDramaCrimeSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardy

Subjects

Gordon Riots, 1780HistoryApprenticesLocksmithsAnti-CatholicismCathedralsChoral conductorsMissing persons

Details

Author
Charles Dickens
Published
1841
Pages
601
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