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A Child of the Jago

Paperback • 2013 • English

A Child of the Jago

By Arthur Morrison

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About the book

“Learn to read and write, learn all you can, learn cunning, spare nobody and stop at nothing. … Do your devilmost … for the Jago’s got you!” Dicky Perrott, growing up in the notoriously criminal enclave of the Jago, listens and learns. Compelled by his family’s circumstances to provide for his mother and siblings, he sharpens his skills as a boy thief. Along the way, he navigates the Jago’s topsy-turvy ethics, vacillating between the rival messages of his mentors, a devious local fence and a rig...Show more

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ISBN

9781551119854

Publisher

Broadview Press

Published year

2013

Language

English

Original title

A Child of the Jago

Format

Paperback

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