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Little Dorrit (Collector's Edition) (Laminated Hardback with Jacket)

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~ Collector's Edition ~ Laminated Hardback with Jacket ~ Behind the high walls of a prison, a family's fate is sealed by the chains of debt, but their true imprisonment lies in something far more insidious. Amy Dorrit, born and raised in the Marshalsea debtor's prison, spends her days caring for her selfish father, while a hidden world of secrets and betrayal unfolds around her. When Arthur Clennam enters their lives, seeking to uncover the mysteries of his own family's past, he becomes entwined in a web of greed, love, and ambition. As lives are upended and illusions shattered, they must navigate a world where freedom is bought and sold, and nothing is as it seems. Little Dorrit offers a sharp critique of 19th-century England's social and economic systems, exposing the dark realities of class division, debt, and bureaucracy. Dickens uses the Marshalsea debtor's prison as a metaphor for the crushing effects of financial and societal imprisonment, reflecting the growing tension between the wealthy elite and the struggling poor. Through the character of Amy Dorrit, Dickens highlights the moral and personal cost of poverty, contrasting it with the hollow pursuits of the rich. The novel's exploration of the Circumlocution Office remains a biting satire on the inefficiencies and corruption of government institutions, making it both a powerful social commentary and a timeless piece of literary history.

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Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1998736210
Category: Books > Subjects > Literature & Fiction > Historical
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 25 February 2025
Listed Since: 06 February 2025

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