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A Child of the Jago - Arthur Morrison (1896) Summary
Book 342: A Child of the Jago - Arthur Morrison (1896)
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Book at a glance: A Child of the Jago is a novel by Arthur Morrison, published in 1896. It is set in the slums of London's East End and offers a brutal and honest depiction of the conditions in the Old Jago, a notorious fictional district. Morrison’s work is often categorized as literary realism, offering a social critique of urban poverty and the cycles of violence and crime perpetuated by such environments. The novel focuses on the life of Dicky Perrott, a young boy growing up in this hostile world, and the impact of the…
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