Little Dorrit
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Little Dorrit is a novel by English author Charles Dickens, originally published in serial form between 1855 and 1857. The story features Amy Dorrit, youngest child of her family, born and raised in t
Cover of serial Volume 4, March 1856
Mr Flintwinch has a mild attack of irritability
Engraving of "Little Dorrit", 1856
Interior of Marseilles Prison by William Powell Frith, 1859, depicts a scene from the first chapter
Marshalsea
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The Marshalsea was a notorious prison in Southwark, just south of the River Thames. Although it housed a variety of prisoners—including men accused of crimes at sea and political figures charged with
Little Dorrit
…Dickens, originally published in serial form between 1855 and 1857. The story features Amy Dorrit, youngest child of her family, born and raised in the Marshalsea prison for debtors in London. Arthur Clennam encounters her after returning home from a 20-year absence, ready to begin his life anew. The novel satirises…
First Marshalsea Prison, 18th century
Inside the Marshalsea Court, 1800, part of the prison
Notice remaining on a bridge in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, warning that anyone who damages it may be subject to penal transportation
Artist's impression of Charles Dickens, forced to work in a factory when his father was sent to the Marshalsea