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In the slum streets of the Jago, Dicky Perrott lives a life of petty crime and violence. With Father Sturt's arrival, he sees how his horizons might alter. Dicky's story highlights the terrible conditions of the Victorian underworld and the social policy that underpinned it. This edition provides rich contextual background material.

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A Child of the Jago

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    A Paperback / softback by Arthur Morrison, Peter Miles

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 09/02/2012
      ISBN13: 9780199605514, 978-0199605514
      ISBN10: 0199605513
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      Book Synopsis
      In the slum streets of the Jago, Dicky Perrott lives a life of petty crime and violence. With Father Sturt's arrival, he sees how his horizons might alter. Dicky's story highlights the terrible conditions of the Victorian underworld and the social policy that underpinned it. This edition provides rich contextual background material.

      Trade Review
      Our horrified fascination remains unabated * The Independent *

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