Little Dorrit
Assigned by 1 of the 9 reading lists, catalogue entry only
- Written
- 1855-1857
- Form
- Novel
- Language
- English
- Length
- Epic · 900 ppover 700 pages
- Difficulty
- Demanding3 of 5 for a first-year reader
We recommendLittle DorritPenguin Classics, 2003Stephen Wall and Helen Small's edition, with the original illustrations and thorough notes.
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Amy Dorrit was born and raised in the Marshalsea debtors' prison, where her father has been confined for decades and holds court as its Father. Arthur Clennam, returning from China, tries to find out why his cold mother employs the girl. An unexpected inheritance frees the Dorrits and ruins them in another way; a bank collapse engineered by the financier Merdle ruins Arthur. Around them the Circumlocution Office perfects the art of How Not To Do It.
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The catalogue entry above is complete: the dates, the form, the themes and every program that assigns Little Dorrit are verified against each program's published list.
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