Adventure

Child of the Jago

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  • 1896 first published
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Child of the Jago is an 1896 adventure fiction novel by Arthur Morrison.

A free LibriVox audiobook (6 h 20 min) is available.

About Child of the Jago

Arthur George Morrison was an English author and journalist known for his realistic novels about London's East End and for his detective stories. Morrison's most famous novel is A Child of the Jago, published in 1896, The novel described in graphic detail living conditions in the East End, including the permeation of violence into everyday life (it was a barely fictionalized account of life in the Old Nichol Street Rookery). (Introduction by Wikipedia and Algy Pug) Other works in the trilogy: 1 - Tales of Mean Streets 3 - To London Town
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Child of the Jago — LibriVox recording, 6 h 20 min in 8 sections.

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Who wrote Child of the Jago?

Child of the Jago was written by Arthur Morrison and first published in 1896.

What genre is Child of the Jago?

It is usually shelved as Adventure.

Is there a free audiobook of Child of the Jago?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 6 h 20 min.

What books are similar to Child of the Jago?

Readers who like it often enjoy Dracula, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and The Time Machine.

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