Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens (English) Paperback Book

Description: Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens, Harvey Peter Sucksmith, Dennis Walder Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Against a background of government incompetence and financial scandal, Arthur Clennam searches for the key to the affairs of the Dorrit family, prisoners for debt in the Marshalsea. Mixing humour and pathos, irony and satire, Little Dorrit reveals a master of fiction in top form. This new edition includes all of Phizs original illustrations. Publisher Description Clennam rose softly, opened and closed the door without a sound, and passed from the prison, carrying the quiet with him into the turbulent streets. Introspective and dreamy, Arthur Clennam returns to England from many years abroad to find a people gripped in their self-made social and mental prisons. Against a background of government incompetence and financial scandal, he searches for the key to the affairs of the Dorritfamily, prisoners for debt in the Marshalsea. He discovers through the seamstress Amy Dorrit the fulfilment of which he dreams, but only after he learns to understand his own heart. Revelation and redemption hauntDickenss portrayal of human relations as fundamentally distorted by class and money. The swindling financier Merdle, the bureaucratic nightmare of the Circumlocution Office, and a teeming cast of characters display the inadequacy of secular morality in the face of contemporary social and political confusion. Mixing humour and pathos, irony and satire, Dickenss eleventh novel reveals a master of fiction in top form. This new edition, based on the definitive Clarendontext, includes all of Phizs original illustrations and a wide-ranging introduction highlighting Dickenss move to more personal and spiritual concerns. ABOUT THE SERIES: Forover 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Author Biography Harvey Peter Sucksmith edited the definitive critical edition of Little Dorrit for the Clarendon Dickens, and a critical edition of Collinss The Woman in White for Oxford English Novels. Dennis Walder is the author of Literature in the Modern World (OUP, 1990, rev. edn. 2003) and editions of the plays of Athol Fugard. For OWC he has edited Dickenss Dombey and Son. His most recent book is Postcolonial Nostalgias: Writing, Representation, and Memory (Routledge, 2010). He was a judge for the Commonwealth Writers prize, 2011. Details ISBN 0199596484 ISBN-13 9780199596485 Title Little Dorrit Author Charles Dickens, Harvey Peter Sucksmith, Dennis Walder Format Paperback Year 2012 Pages 912 Edition 2nd Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:44685314; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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