Borrow it
Coverart for item
The Resource Charles Dickens and the street children of London, by Andrea Warren

Charles Dickens and the street children of London, by Andrea Warren

Creator
Summary
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
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
156 p.
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
Isbn
9780547395746
Instance
Label
Charles Dickens and the street children of London
Title
Charles Dickens and the street children of London
Statement of responsibility
by Andrea Warren
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
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
Biography type
individual biography
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Warren, Andrea
Dewey number
  • 823/.8
  • B
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Dickens, Charles
  • Dickens, Charles
  • Novelists, English
  • Street children in literature
  • Poor in literature
  • London (England)
Target audience
adolescent
Label
Charles Dickens and the street children of London, by Andrea Warren
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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
Control code
ocn694830176
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
156 p.
Isbn
9780547395746
Isbn Type
(hbk.)
Lccn
2011003450
Other physical details
ill. (some col.)
System control number
(OCoLC)694830176
Label
Charles Dickens and the street children of London, by Andrea Warren
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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
Control code
ocn694830176
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
156 p.
Isbn
9780547395746
Isbn Type
(hbk.)
Lccn
2011003450
Other physical details
ill. (some col.)
System control number
(OCoLC)694830176

Subject

Genre

Library Locations

    • Mid-York Library SystemBorrow it
      1600 Lincoln Avenue, Utica, NY, 13502, US
      43.0941271 -75.2571873

Library Links

Structured data from the Bibframe namespace is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Mid-York Library System. Additional terms may apply to data associated with third party namespaces.
Processing Feedback ...