A CHILD OF THE JAGO Arthur Morrison 1896 1st Ed. +Melville Stone bookplate! VG

Description: A CHILD OF THE JAGO by Arthur Morrison. Chicago: Herbert S. Stone & Co.,1896. First US Edition. Bookplate of Melville E. Stone on front paste-down. Presumed to be that of Melville Elijah Stone, father of the publisher Herbert Stone, and founder of the Chicago Daily News. Review from Amazon reviewer "The Wolf":Life In A Victorian Hell-HoleArthur Morrison's novel 'A Child Of The Jago' was first published in 1896 and still packs a punch. The story of young Dicky Perrott, growing up in an infamous slum neighbourhood located just off Shoreditch High Street in late Victorian London, is a tale of survival in adversity. The descriptions of life in a hell-hole packed to the rotten rafters with a cast of thieves, murderers and ne'er-do-wells are incredibly vivid; the sights, sounds and smells of poverty and social calamity leap off the page as though we have been thrown back in time as participants rather than witnesses. Morrison captures the local vernacular and speech mannerisms in extraordinary detail too. He makes these voices from the past hang in the air as though they are still here with us; alive and kicking (literally) and breathing the same air as ourselves. At well over a century old the narrative still retains the power to shock and move us. Highly Recommended. Very Good condition: Binding square and tight, boards minimally worn; wear to spine tail; small blemish on front cover; FFEP loose; bookplate on front paste-down; small stamp on rear paste-down; interior pages clean.

Price: 100 USD

Location: Weehawken, New Jersey

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