Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens

Originally published in monthly installments between 1855 and 1857, the novel focuses on the various forms of imprisonment, both physical and psychological, while also concentrating on dysfunctional family ties. Accordingly, Dickens avidly criticizes the social deficiencies of the time including injustice, social hypocrisy, the austerity of the Marshalsea debtors’ prison, and bureaucratic inefficiency. The novel kicks off with the introduction of William Dorrit, the oldest prisoner in the Marshalsea prison, who is also referred to as The Father of the Marshalsea. His imprisonment is owed to poor business decisions, which have secured him a place in the debtors’ prison in London. Here he s...

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1. 00 – Book 1, 1857 Edition Preface

   02 Jan 2022

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2. 01 – Book 1, Chapter 1 – Sun and Shadow

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3. 02 – Book 1, Chapter 2 – Fellow Travellers

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4. 03 – Book 1, Chapter 3 – Home

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5. 04 – Book 1, Chapter 4 – Mrs Flintwinch has a Dream

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6. 05 – Book 1, Chapter 5 – Family Affairs

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7. 06 – Book 1, Chapter 6 – The Father of the Marshalsea

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8. 07 – Book 1, Chapter 7 – The Child of the Marshalsea

   26 Dec 2021

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9. 08 – Book 1, Chapter 8 – The Lock

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10. 09 – Book 1, Chapter 9 – Little Mother

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11. 10 – Book 1, Chapter 10 – Containing the Whole Science of Government

    23 Dec 2021

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12. 11 – Book 1, Chapter 11 – Let Loose

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13. 12 – Book 1, Chapter 12 – Bleeding Heart Yard

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14. 13 – Book 1, Chapter 13 – Patriarchal

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15. 14 – Book 1, Chapter 14 – Little Dorrit’s Party

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16. 15 – Book 1, Chapter 15 – Mrs Flintwinch has another Dream

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17. 16 – Book 1, Chapter 16 – Nobody’s Weakness

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18. 17 – Book 1, Chapter 17 – Nobody’s Rival

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19. 18 – Book 1, Chapter 18 – Little Dorrit’s Lover

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20. 19 – Book 1, Chapter 19 – The Father of the Marshalsea in two or three Relations

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