\'One of Dickens\' most neglected, but most rewarding, novels\' Peter Ackroyd Charles Dickens\'s Barnaby Rudge is a vivid portrait of London\'s descent into anarchy, where \'King Mob\' rules the streets, and innocent lives are swept up in the chaos.
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Set against the backdrop of the Gordon Riots of 1780, Barnaby Rudge is a story of mystery and suspense which begins with an unsolved double murder and goes on to involve conspiracy, blackmail, abduction and retribution. \'One of Dickens\' most neglected, but most rewarding, novels\' Peter Ackroyd Charles Dickens\'s Barnaby Rudge is a vivid portrait of London\'s descent into anarchy, where \'King Mob\' rules the streets, and innocent lives are swept up in the chaos
