{"product_id":"barnaby-rudge","title":"Barnaby Rudge","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA simple soul. A violent mob. And the burning of a city.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharles Dickens's first historical novel is a dark, propulsive thriller about the 1780 Gordon Riots—when London burned, prisons were stormed, and hundreds died—told through the eyes of an innocent caught in the inferno.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBarnaby Rudge, a gentle young man with a feather-brain and a pet raven named Grip, lives peacefully with his mother in a quiet village. But beyond their door, England is simmering. The Protestant lord George Gordon rallies a massive crowd to march on Parliament, demanding the repeal of Catholic rights. What begins as a protest spirals into chaos: churches set ablaze, the Bank of England besieged, the city's prisons thrown open. Barnaby, too simple to understand the forces around him, is swept into the mob. As the fires spread and the hangman's noose tightens, Dickens asks: Who is more guilty—the mob's leaders, or the followers who simply cannot say no?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Dickens at his most violent and suspenseful: a novel about mob psychology, religious hatred, and the terrible ease with which good people become part of something evil. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBarnaby Rudge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the forgotten Dickens masterpiece, and one of the most chilling portraits of crowd madness ever written.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDickens's first historical novel, published in 1841, predating \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Tale of Two Cities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by nearly two decades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on the Gordon Riots of 1780, the most destructive civil unrest in London's history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeatures Grip the raven, who later inspired Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem \"The Raven\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears—or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the darkest fires are lit by the hearts of ordinary men.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003eCharles Dickens\u003cspan\u003e (1812–1870) was an English novelist, journalist, and social critic, widely regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. Born in Portsmouth, he endured a childhood of poverty and forced labor in a blacking factory after his father was imprisoned for debt—experiences that shaped his lifelong commitment to social reform. His major works include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1837), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNicholas Nickleby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1838), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Old Curiosity Shop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1841), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBarnaby Rudge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1841), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Copperfield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1850), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBleak House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1853), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHard Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1854), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Tale of Two Cities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1859), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1861), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur Mutual Friend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1865). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBarnaby Rudge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was originally published as a weekly serial in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaster Humphrey's Clock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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