Little Dorrit (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: 1820’s
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Little Dorrit, William Dorrit, Fanny, Arthur Clennam, Mrs. Clennam, Monsieur Blandois, Mr. Merdle
- Genres: Long fiction, Sensation novel
- Subjects: Prisoners, Prisons, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Social issues, Poverty or poor people, England or English people, Inheritance or succession, Greed, Moral conditions, Bankruptcy or financial crisis, London, Wealth, Debtors or creditors, Finance
- Locales: London, England
The Story:
Amy Dorrit, who was better known as Little Dorrit, had been born in Marshalsea debtors’ prison. Although her mother died soon after, the little girl, along with her older brother and sister, continued to live in the prison with their bankrupt father; he was the only member of the family not permitted to leave the prison. As she became older, Little Dorrit worked as a seamstress. One of her clients was Mrs. Clennam, a widow who was also a businesswoman, although she had been confined to her room by illness for fifteen years. Mrs. Clennam’s forty-year-old son had...
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