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Dickens's first historical novel is set against the infamous 'No Popery riots that were instigated by Lord George Gordon in 1780 and terrorised London for days. Prejudice, intolerance, misplaced religious and nationalistic fervour, together with the villains who would exploit these for political ends, are Dickenss targets. His vivid account of the riots at the heart of the novel is interwoven with the mysterious tale of a long unsolved murder, an...Seguir leyendo