ATaleoftheRiotsofEightyisahistoricalnovelbyBritishnovelistCharlesDickens.BarnabyRudgewasoneoftwonovelsthatDickenspublishedinhisshort-lived(1840–1841)weeklyserialMasterHumphrey'sClock.BarnabyRudgeislargelysetduringtheGordonRiotsof1780.BarnabyRudgeisastoryofmysteryandsuspensewhichbeginswithanunsolveddoublemurderandgoesontoinvolveconspiracy,blackmail,abductionandretribution.Throughthecourseofthenovelfathersandsonsbecomeopposed,apprenticesplotagainsttheirmastersandProtestantsclashwithCatholicsonthestreets.Withitsdramaticdescriptionsofpublicviolenceandprivatehorror,itsstrangesecretsandghostlydoublings,BarnabyRudgeisapowerful,disturbingblendofhistoricalrealismandGothicmelodrama.

BarnabyRudgewasthefifthofDickens'novelstobepublished.Ithadoriginallybeenplannedtoappearashisfirst,butchangesofpublisherledtomanydelays,anditfirstappearedinserialformintheClockfromFebruarytoNovember1841.SetagainstthebackdropoftheGordonRiotsof1780,BarnabyRudgeisastoryofmysteryandsuspensewhichbeginswithanunsolveddoublemurderandgoesontoinvolveconspiracy,blackmail,abductionandretribution.Throughthecourseofthenovelfathersandsonsbecomeopposed,apprenticesplotagainsttheirmastersandProtestantsclashwithCatholicsonthestreets.And,asLondoneruptsintoriot,BarnabyRudgehimselfstrugglestoescapethecurseofhisownpast.Withitsdramaticdescriptionsofpublicviolenceandprivatehorror,itsstrangesecretsandghostlydoublings,BarnabyRudgeisapowerful,disturbingblendofhistoricalrealismandGothicmelodrama.

ATaleoftheRiotsofEightyisahistoricalnovelbyBritishnovelistCharlesDickens.BarnabyRudgewasoneoftwonovelsthatDickenspublishedinhisshort-lived(1840–1841)weeklyserialMasterHumphrey'sClock.BarnabyRudgeislargelysetduringtheGordonRiotsof1780.BarnabyRudgeisastoryofmysteryandsuspensewhichbeginswithanunsolveddoublemurderandgoesontoinvolveconspiracy,blackmail,abductionandretribution.Throughthecourseofthenovelfathersandsonsbecomeopposed,apprenticesplotagainsttheirmastersandProtestantsclashwithCatholicsonthestreets.And,asLondoneruptsintoriot,BarnabyRudgehimselfstrugglestoescapethecurseofhisownpast.Withitsdramaticdescriptionsofpublicviolenceandprivatehorror,itsstrangesecretsandghostlydoublings,BarnabyRudgeisapowerful,disturbingblendofhistoricalrealismandGothicmelodrama.

Originallypublishedin1865,thestory"Dr.Marigold"wasextremelysuccessful,whichDickens'spublicperformancesofaplaybasedit-fascinatingandeasytoread.Doctor(itishisgivenname)Marigoldisa"CheapJack"orwhatwewouldcallastreetpeddler.DoctorMarigold'sfortunesreversewhenheadoptsadeafandmutegirlwhosemotherisdeadandwhosestepfather,ownerofatravelingcircus,beatsher.Thisbriefshortstoryisafirstpersonaccountofthelifeofa"Cheap-Jack",akindofsalesmanorbarkeratfairs,whosellscheap,everydayitemstothepoor.Dickensclearlyisinlovewiththetypicalnon-stoppatterorauctioneer'ssongthatthesemenengagedin,andsamplesoftheseday-longchantsmakeupmuchofthebook.Thestorythatmovesallthisforwardistheman'sloveforhiswife,daughter,andgranddaughter.Dickensdoeshisusualmasterfuljobofpullingatyourheartstringsandbringingeverythingtoagoodtear-jerking,happyending.

TheLife,AdventuresandPiraciesoftheFamousCaptainSingletonisanovelbyDanielDefoe,whoisanEnglishtrader,writer,journalist,pamphleteerandspy,primarilypublishedin1720.Ithasbeenrepublishedmultipletimes.CaptainSingletonisconsideredtohavebeenpartlyinspiredbytheexploitsoftheEnglishpirateHenryEvery,whooperatedinthelate17thcentury.ThenarrativedescribesthelifeoftheEnglishman,Singleton,stolenfromawell-to-dofamilyasachildandraisedbyGypsies,eventuallymakinghiswaytosea.TheformerhalfofthebookconcernsSingleton'scrossingofAfrica,thelatterhalfreferringtohislifeasapirateintheIndianOceanandArabianSea.

TheLife,AdventuresandPiraciesoftheFamousCaptainSingletonisanovelbyDanielDefoe,whoisanEnglishtrader,writer,journalist,pamphleteerandspy,primarilypublishedin1720.Ithasbeenrepublishedmultipletimes.CaptainSingletonisconsideredtohavebeenpartlyinspiredbytheexploitsoftheEnglishpirateHenryEvery,whooperatedinthelate17thcentury.ThenarrativedescribesthelifeoftheEnglishman,Singleton,stolenfromawell-to-dofamilyasachildandraisedbyGypsies,eventuallymakinghiswaytosea.TheformerhalfofthebookconcernsSingleton'scrossingofAfrica,thelatterhalfreferringtohislifeasapirateintheIndianOceanandArabianSea.Defoe'sdescriptionofpiracyfocusesonthemostpartonmattersofeconomicsandlogistics,makingitanintriguingifnotparticularlygrippingread.

TheLife,AdventuresandPiraciesoftheFamousCaptainSingletonisanovelbyDanielDefoe,whoisanEnglishtrader,writer,journalist,pamphleteerandspy,primarilypublishedin1720.Ithasbeenrepublishedmultipletimes.CaptainSingletonisconsideredtohavebeenpartlyinspiredbytheexploitsoftheEnglishpirateHenryEvery,whooperatedinthelate17thcentury.ThenarrativedescribesthelifeoftheEnglishman,Singleton,stolenfromawell-to-dofamilyasachildandraisedbyGypsies,eventuallymakinghiswaytosea.TheformerhalfofthebookconcernsSingleton'scrossingofAfrica,thelatterhalfreferringtohislifeasapirateintheIndianOceanandArabianSea.Defoe'sdescriptionofpiracyfocusesonthemostpartonmattersofeconomicsandlogistics,makingitanintriguingifnotparticularlygrippingread.

TheLife,AdventuresandPiraciesoftheFamousCaptainSingletonisanovelbyDanielDefoe,originallypublishedin1720.Ithasbeenrepublishedmultipletimessince,someofwhichtimeswerein1840,in1927,in1972andin2008.CaptainSingletonisbelievedtohavebeenpartlyinspiredbytheexploitsoftheEnglishpirateHenryEvery,whooperatedinthelate17thcentury.ThenarrativedescribesthelifeoftheEnglishman,Singleton,stolenfromawell-to-dofamilyasachildandraisedbyGypsies,eventuallymakinghiswaytosea.TheformerhalfofthebookconcernsSingleton'scrossingofAfrica,thelatterhalfconcerninghislifeasapirateintheIndianOceanandArabianSea.

TheLife,AdventuresandPiraciesoftheFamousCaptainSingletonisanovelbyDanielDefoe,whoisanEnglishtrader,writer,journalist,pamphleteerandspy,originallypublishedin1720.Ithasbeenrepublishedmultipletimes.CaptainSingletonisbelievedtohavebeenpartlyinspiredbytheexploitsoftheEnglishpirateHenryEvery,whooperatedinthelate17thcentury.ThenarrativedescribesthelifeoftheEnglishman,Singleton,stolenfromawell-to-dofamilyasachildandraisedbyGypsies,eventuallymakinghiswaytosea.TheformerhalfofthebookconcernsSingleton'scrossingofAfrica,thelatterhalfconcerninghislifeasapirateintheIndianOceanandArabianSea.

TheFurtheradventuresofRobinsonCrusoeisanovelbyDanielDefoe,firstpublishedin1719.ThebookstartswiththestatementaboutCrusoe'smarriageinEngland.HeboughtalittlefarminBedfordandhadthreechildren:twosonsandonedaughter.Ourherosuffereddistemperandadesiretosee"hisisland."Hecouldtalkofnothingelse,andonecanimaginethatnoonetookhisstoriesseriously,excepthiswife.Shetoldhim"Iwillgowithyou,butIwon'tleaveyou."Butinthemiddleofthisfelicity,Providenceunhingedhimatonce,withthelossofhiswife.AlthoughintendedtobethelastCrusoetale,thenovelisfollowedbynon-fictionbookinvolvingCrusoebyDefoeentitledSeriousReflectionsDuringtheLifeandSurprisingAdventuresofRobinsonCrusoe:WithhisVisionoftheAngelickWorld(1720).

TheFurtheradventuresofRobinsonCrusoeisanovelbyDanielDefoe,firstpublishedin1719.Justasinitspredecessor,RobinsonCrusoe(1719),thefirsteditioncreditsthework'sfictionalprotagonistRobinsonCrusoeasitsauthor.ThebookstartswiththestatementaboutCrusoe'smarriageinEngland.HeboughtalittlefarminBedfordandhadthreechildren:twosonsandonedaughter.Crusoesuffereddistemperandadesiretosee"hisisland."Hecouldtalkofnothingelse,excepthiswife.Shetoldhim,intears,"Iwillgowithyou,butIwon'tleaveyou."Butinthemiddleofthisfelicity,Providenceunhingedhimatonce,withthelossofhiswife.AlthoughintendedtobethelastCrusoetale,thenovelisfollowedbynon-fictionbookinvolvingCrusoebyDefoeentitledSeriousReflectionsDuringtheLifeandSurprisingAdventuresofRobinsonCrusoe:WithhisVisionoftheAngelickWorld(1720).

TheFurtheradventuresofRobinsonCrusoeisanovelbyDanielDefoe,firstpublishedin1719.Justasinitspredecessor,RobinsonCrusoe(1719),RobinsonCrusoeisstillasitsauthor.ThebookstartswiththestatementaboutCrusoe'smarriageinEngland.HeboughtalittlefarminBedfordandhadthreechildren:twosonsandonedaughter.Ourherosuffereddistemperandadesiretosee"hisisland."Hecouldtalkofnothingelse,andonecanimaginethatnoonetookhisstoriesseriously,excepthiswife.Shetoldhim"Iwillgowithyou,butIwon'tleaveyou."Butinthemiddleofthisfelicity,Providenceunhingedhimatonce,withthelossofhiswife.AlthoughintendedtobethelastCrusoetale,thenovelisfollowedbynon-fictionbookinvolvingCrusoebyDefoeentitledSeriousReflectionsDuringtheLifeandSurprisingAdventuresofRobinsonCrusoe:WithhisVisionoftheAngelickWorld(1720).

DombeyandSonbyCharlesDickens,publishedin1848."DickensstartedwritingthebookinLausanne,Switzerland,beforereturningtoEngland,viaParis,tocompleteit.Thestoryfollowsapowerfulman'scallousneglectofhisfamilytriggershisprofessionalandpersonaldownfall,showcasestheauthor'sgiftforvividcharacterizationandunfailinglyrealisticdescription.AsJonathanLethemcontendsinhisIntroduction,Dickens's"genius…isatonewiththegeniusoftheformofthenovelitself:Dickenswilledintoexistencethemostcapaciousandelasticandversatilekindofnovelthatcouldbe,onebigenoughforhisvastsentimentalyearningsandforeveryimpulseandfearandhesitationinhimthatcountervailedthoseyearningstoo.Neverparsimoniousandfrequentlycontradictory,healwaysgivesuseverythinghecan,everythinghe'splannedtogive,andthenmore."

DombeyandSonbyCharlesDickens,publishedinmonthlypartsfrom1October1846to1April1848andinonevolumein1848.ItsfulltitleisDealingswiththeFirmofDombeyandSon:Wholesale,RetailandforExportation.Thestoryconcernsofapowerfulmanwhosecallousneglectofhisfamilytriggershisprofessionalandpersonaldownfall,showcasestheauthor'sgiftforvividcharacterizationandunfailinglyrealisticdescription.AsJonathanLethemcontendsinhisIntroduction,Dickens's"genius…isatonewiththegeniusoftheformofthenovelitself:Dickenswilledintoexistencethemostcapaciousandelasticandversatilekindofnovelthatcouldbe,onebigenoughforhisvastsentimentalyearningsandforeveryimpulseandfearandhesitationinhimthatcountervailedthoseyearningstoo.Neverparsimoniousandfrequentlycontradictory,healwaysgivesuseverythinghecan,everythinghe'splannedtogive,andthenmore."

DombeyandSonbyCharlesDickens,publishedin1848.ItsfulltitleisDealingswiththeFirmofDombeyandSon:Wholesale,RetailandforExportation.Thestoryconcernsofapowerfulmanwhosecallousneglectofhisfamilytriggershisprofessionalandpersonaldownfall,showcasestheauthor'sgiftforvividcharacterizationandunfailinglyrealisticdescription.AsJonathanLethemcontendsinhisIntroduction,Dickens's"genius…isatonewiththegeniusoftheformofthenovelitself:Dickenswilledintoexistencethemostcapaciousandelasticandversatilekindofnovelthatcouldbe,onebigenoughforhisvastsentimentalyearningsandforeveryimpulseandfearandhesitationinhimthatcountervailedthoseyearningstoo.Neverparsimoniousandfrequentlycontradictory,healwaysgivesuseverythinghecan,everythinghe'splannedtogive,andthenmore."

ThestoryofDombeyandSonbyCharlesDickensconcernsPaulDombey,thewealthyowneroftheshippingcompanyofthebook'stitle,whosedreamistohaveasontocontinuehisbusiness.Thebookbeginswhenhissonisborn,andDombey'swifediesshortlyaftergivingbirth.ThecallousneglectoffamilybypowerfulDombeytriggershisprofessionalandpersonaldownfall,showcasestheauthor'sgiftforvividcharacterizationandunfailinglyrealisticdescription.AsJonathanLethemcontendsinhisIntroduction,Dickens's"genius…isatonewiththegeniusoftheformofthenovelitself:Dickenswilledintoexistencethemostcapaciousandelasticandversatilekindofnovelthatcouldbe,onebigenoughforhisvastsentimentalyearningsandforeveryimpulseandfearandhesitationinhimthatcountervailedthoseyearningstoo.Neverparsimoniousandfrequentlycontradictory,healwaysgivesuseverythinghecan,everythinghe'splannedtogive,andthenmore."

DickensstartedwritingthebookinLausanne,Switzerland,beforereturningtoEngland,viaParis,tocompleteit.Thestoryfollowsapowerfulman'scallousneglectofhisfamilytriggershisprofessionalandpersonaldownfall,showcasestheauthor'sgiftforvividcharacterizationandunfailinglyrealisticdescription.AsJonathanLethemcontendsinhisIntroduction,Dickens's"genius…isatonewiththegeniusoftheformofthenovelitself:Dickenswilledintoexistencethemostcapaciousandelasticandversatilekindofnovelthatcouldbe,onebigenoughforhisvastsentimentalyearningsandforeveryimpulseandfearandhesitationinhimthatcountervailedthoseyearningstoo.Neverparsimoniousandfrequentlycontradictory,healwaysgivesuseverythinghecan,everythinghe'splannedtogive,andthenmore."

DombeyandSonbyCharlesDickenspublishedinmonthlypartsfrom1October1846to1April1848andinonevolumein1848.ItsfulltitleisDealingswiththeFirmofDombeyandSon:Wholesale,RetailandforExportation.DickensstartedwritingthebookinLausanne,Switzerland,beforereturningtoEngland,viaParis,tocompleteit.Thestoryfollowsapowerfulman'scallousneglectofhisfamilytriggershisprofessionalandpersonaldownfall,showcasestheauthor'sgiftforvividcharacterizationandunfailinglyrealisticdescription.AsJonathanLethemcontendsinhisIntroduction,Dickens's"genius…isatonewiththegeniusoftheformofthenovelitself:Dickenswilledintoexistencethemostcapaciousandelasticandversatilekindofnovelthatcouldbe,onebigenoughforhisvastsentimentalyearningsandforeveryimpulseandfearandhesitationinhimthatcountervailedthoseyearningstoo.Neverparsimoniousandfrequentlycontradictory,healwaysgivesuseverythinghecan,everythinghe'splannedtogive,andthenmore."

DickensstartedwritingthebookinLausanne,Switzerland,beforereturningtoEngland,viaParis,tocompleteit.Thestoryfollowsapowerfulman'scallousneglectofhisfamilytriggershisprofessionalandpersonaldownfall,showcasestheauthor'sgiftforvividcharacterizationandunfailinglyrealisticdescription.AsJonathanLethemcontendsinhisIntroduction,Dickens's"genius…isatonewiththegeniusoftheformofthenovelitself:Dickenswilledintoexistencethemostcapaciousandelasticandversatilekindofnovelthatcouldbe,onebigenoughforhisvastsentimentalyearningsandforeveryimpulseandfearandhesitationinhimthatcountervailedthoseyearningstoo.Neverparsimoniousandfrequentlycontradictory,healwaysgivesuseverythinghecan,everythinghe'splannedtogive,andthenmore."

DombeyandSonbyCharlesDickens,publishedinmonthlypartsfrom1October1846to1April1848andinonevolumein1848.ItsfulltitleisDealingswiththeFirmofDombeyandSon:Wholesale,RetailandforExportation.Thestoryconcernsofapowerfulmanwhosecallousneglectofhisfamilytriggershisprofessionalandpersonaldownfall,showcasestheauthor'sgiftforvividcharacterizationandunfailinglyrealisticdescription.AsJonathanLethemcontendsinhisIntroduction,Dickens's"genius…isatonewiththegeniusoftheformofthenovelitself:Dickenswilledintoexistencethemostcapaciousandelasticandversatilekindofnovelthatcouldbe,onebigenoughforhisvastsentimentalyearningsandforeveryimpulseandfearandhesitationinhimthatcountervailedthoseyearningstoo.Neverparsimoniousandfrequentlycontradictory,healwaysgivesuseverythinghecan,everythinghe'splannedtogive,andthenmore."