Charles Dickens and the street children of London / by Andrea Warren.

Author/creator Warren, Andrea
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2011.
Description156 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Subjects
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870--Knowledge. --London (England).
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870--Characters. --Children.
Novelists, English--19th century. --Biography.
Street children in literature.
Poor in literature.
London (England)--In literature.

Contents The man in the shadows -- The poor people of London -- The early years -- A working-class boy -- Growing up -- Becoming a writer -- The workhouse -- Oliver Twist -- The sea captain who rescued foundling children -- The great benefactors : Handel, Hogarth, and Dickens -- Closing England's worst schools -- Sending ragged children to school -- Giving from a charitable heart -- A dedicated reformer -- A friend to the poor, a complex father -- An author for the ages -- Queen Victoria -- The legacy of the workhouse -- Child labor today -- Foundlings and street children worldwide -- How you can make a difference -- More about Charles Dickens and his times.
Abstract Warren takes you on a journey into the workhouses, slums, factories, and schools of Victorian England, and into the world of Dickens. She shows now he used his pen to do battle on behalf of the poor, becoming one of the great reformers of his or any age.
Local noteLittle-356905--305131059340Y
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011003450
ISBN9780547395746 (hbk.) :
ISBN0547395744 (hbk.)

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