{"product_id":"barnaby-rudge-charles-dickens-9780307262905","title":"Barnaby Rudge: Introduction by Peter Ackroyd","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharles Dickens's first historical novel-set during the anti-Catholic riots of 1780-is an unparalleled portrayal of the terror of a rampaging mob, seen through the eyes of the individuals swept up in the chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose individuals include Emma, a Catholic, and Edward, a Protestant, whose forbidden love weaves through the heart of the story; and the simpleminded Barnaby, one of the riot leaders, whose fate is tied to a mysterious murder and whose beloved pet raven, Grip, embodies the mystical power of innocence. The story encompasses both the rarified aristocratic world and the volatile streets and nightmarish underbelly of London, which Dickens characteristically portrays in vivid, pulsating detail. But the real focus of the book is on the riots themselves, depicted with an extraordinary energy and redolent of the dangers, the mindlessness, and the possibilities-both beneficial and brutal-of the mob.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the lesser-known novels, \u003ci\u003eBarnaby Rudge\u003c\/i\u003e is nonetheless among the most brilliant-and most terrifying-in Dickens's oeuvre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Dickens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307262901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307262905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyman's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 5.32w x 1.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2006 pg. 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2006","brand":"Charles Dickens","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43981545570559,"sku":"9780307262905","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4d6c5452-97e3-4255-9c96-be02dab1b6e8.jpg?v=1683256201","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/barnaby-rudge-charles-dickens-9780307262905","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}