Shadowing Charles Dickens
Author: S. Askwith
Publisher:
Published: 2009-03-11
Total Pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9781409271819
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →...As Charles Dickens strode through the dirt and depravity of St. Giles at night, ostensibly formulating his latest best-seller in his head, he could not have failed to witness prostitution at its most sickening. Dozens of shivering, barefoot children could be seen most nights, plucking plaintively at the sleeves of prowling gentlemen and offering up their immature little bodies for the price of a family meal...