A Child of the Jago

Arthur Morrison
Edited by Peter Miles

Oxford World's Classics

• The only critical edition of Morrison's searing tale of life in the slums of London's East End, the story of a boy who yearns to escape poverty and violence with the odds stacked against him.
• Peter Miles's comprehensive edition offers unrivalled contextual material about the book, its author, the social debates to which it contributed, and its reception.
• The introduction discusses the real slums of London, Morrison's life and work, the social politics of the book and its importance as a novel of social realism.
• Invaluable notes illuminate details of life in the East End, popular culture and recreation, and the real-life parallels of Morrison's characters and situations.
• Glossary of slang terms.
• Appendix on the reception of Morrison's novel among critics and social commentators and Morrison's responses to them.

A Child of the Jago

Arthur Morrison
Edited by Peter Miles

Oxford World's Classics

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A Child of the Jago

Arthur Morrison
Edited by Peter Miles

Oxford World's Classics

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A Child of the Jago

Arthur Morrison
Edited by Peter Miles

Oxford World's Classics

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