Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty (Two Volume Set) (Complete Works, Centennial Edition)

GIFTABLE QUALITY- EXTREMELY TIGHT-Special Edition-Printed in Switzerland-Circa 1976 (undated)- both in PRISTINE condition- Green boards and green endpapers with gilting- Yellow ribbon markers- faux-leather bindings, gilt lettering, and decorations on covers and spines, gilt decorative endpapers, silk bookmark ties- contain publisher inserts with these books." Charles Dickens's first historical novel set during the anti-Catholic riots of 1780 is an unparalleled portrayal of the terror of a rampaging mob, seen through the eyes of the individuals swept up in the chaos. Those individuals include Emma, a Catholic, and Edward, a Protestant, whose forbidden love weaves through the heart of the story; and the simple-minded Barnaby, one of the riot leaders, whose fate is tied to a mysterious murder and whose beloved pet raven, Grip, embodies the mystical power of innocence. The story encompasses both the rarified aristocratic world and the volatile streets and the nightmarish underbelly of London, which Dickens characteristically portrays in vivid, pulsating detail. But the real focus of the book is on the riots themselves, depicted with extraordinary energy and redolent of the dangers, the mindlessness, and the possibilities both beneficial and brutal of the mob. One of the lesser-known novels, Barnaby Rudge is nonetheless among the most brilliant and most terrifying in Dickens's oeuvre."