{"product_id":"little-dorritt-9781853261824","title":"Little Dorritt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith an Introduction and Notes by Peter Preston, University of Nottingham.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith Illustrations by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLittle Dorrit\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic tale of imprisonment, both literal and metaphorical, while Dickens' working title for the novel, Nobody's Fault, highlights its concern with personal responsibility in private and public life. Dickens' childhood experiences inform the vivid scenes in Marshalsea debtor's prison, while his adult perceptions of governmental failures shape his satirical picture of the Circumlocution Office. The novel's range of characters - the honest, the crooked, the selfish and the self-denying - offers a portrait of society about whose values Dickens had profound doubts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLittle Dorrit\u003c\/em\u003e is indisputably one of Dickens' finest works, written at the height of his powers. George Bernard Shaw called it 'a masterpiece among masterpices', a vedict shared by the novel's many admirers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordsworth Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781853261824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.60w x 1.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2012 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e60660 \/ Little Dorrit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 66\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charles Dickens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44988181971125,"sku":"9781853261824","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d4238d2d-31fa-4789-9148-06d32fc29aa4.jpg?v=1735626542","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/little-dorritt-9781853261824","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}