Description |
146 pages ; 18 cm |
Summary |
A novel based on the life of Jim Jarvis, a young orphan who escapes the workhouse in London in the 1860s and survives brutal treatment and desparate circumstances until he is taken by Dr. Barnardo, founder of a school for the city's "ragged" children |
Analysis |
English fiction Children's stories |
Notes |
First published: London : Hamish Hamilton, 1993 |
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For children |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Audience |
For children aged ten and older |
Notes |
Originally published London : Hamish Hamilton, 1993 |
Subject |
Homeless persons -- Juvenile fiction.
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SUBJECT |
London (England) -- Fiction.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008106611
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Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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ISBN |
0006740200 (paperback) |
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