A Child of the Jago: A Novel Set in the London Slums in the 1890s (Academy Victorian Classic) (Academy Victorian Classics) - Softcover

Arthur Morrison (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0897333926 ISBN 13: 9780897333924

Publisher: Chicago Review Press, 2005

Synopsis

Morrison's descriptions of the fearful physical conditions are based directly on what he saw. He conjures up an extraordinarily vivid picture of a world which, even as he wrote, was about to vanish in one of the first of the slum clearance schemes.

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Review

"Diana Maltz's new Broadview edition of Arthur Morrison's classic A Child of the Jago is superb in every respect. With a fine, wide-ranging introduction, helpful notes, and useful appendices identifying the many controversies in which Morrison's work enveloped him, this Jago is destined to become the standard text for readers of this important novel. Broadview has done it again."--Dan Bivona, Arizona State University

"This edition is long overdue. The topics for the introduction and appendices are well chosen; in particular, I appreciate the attention to the controversies surrounding and aroused by the text, including the debate on environmentalism versus degradation. Given that even the bulk of the Victorian reading public were outsiders to the language and culture of the Old Nichol, on which the Jago was based, even established Victorianists will benefit from the edition's in-depth explanatory notes. Diana Maltz's edition will help to make the Jago immediately present to a new generation of readers."--Monica Flegel, Lakehead University

Diana Maltz's new edition from Broadview is itself a substantial intervention...[and] provides extensive scholarly scaffolding. The book opens with a thorough introduction covering biographical and contextual information...Appendices include the debates prompted by A Child of the Jago around the nature of realist fiction, writings on the world of the slum from contemporary researchers and reformers focusing especially on middle-class attitudes, childhood, women's labor, and philanthropy, and a detailed glossary to assist with the slang that saturates Morrison's writing. This material provides a veritable treasure trove for readers seeking avenues for further study.--Janine Utell "English Literature in Transition "

Comments:

“Diana Maltz’s new Broadview edition of Arthur Morrison’s classic A Child of the Jago is superb in every respect. With a fine, wide-ranging introduction, helpful notes, and useful appendices identifying the many controversies in which Morrison’s work enveloped him, this Jago is destined to become the standard text for readers of this important novel. Broadview has done it again.” — Dan Bivona, Arizona State University

“Diana Maltz’s new edition from Broadview is itself a substantial intervention ... [and] provides extensive scholarly scaffolding. The book opens with a thorough introduction covering biographical and contextual information ... Appendices include the debates prompted by A Child of the Jago around the nature of realist fiction, writings on the world of the slum from contemporary researchers and reformers focusing especially on middle-class attitudes, childhood, women’s labor, and philanthropy, and a detailed glossary to assist with the slang that saturates Morrison’s writing. This material provides a veritable treasure trove for readers seeking avenues for further study.” — Janine Utell, English Literature in Transition

“Diana Maltz’s new Broadview edition of Arthur Morrison’s classic A Child of the Jago is superb in every respect. With a fine, wide-ranging introduction, helpful notes, and useful appendices identifying the many controversies in which Morrison’s work enveloped him, this Jago is destined to become the standard text for readers of this important novel. Broadview has done it again.” — Dan Bivona, Arizona State University

“Diana Maltz’s new edition from Broadview is itself a substantial intervention ... [and] provides extensive scholarly scaffolding. The book opens with a thorough introduction covering biographical and contextual information ... Appendices include the debates prompted by A Child of the Jago around the nature of realist fiction, writings on the world of the slum from contemporary researchers and reformers focusing especially on middle-class attitudes, childhood, women’s labor, and philanthropy, and a detailed glossary to assist with the slang that saturates Morrison’s writing. This material provides a veritable treasure trove for readers seeking avenues for further study.” — Janine Utell, English Literature in Transition

"Diana Maltz's new Broadview edition of Arthur Morrison's classic A Child of the Jago is superb in every respect. With a fine, wide-ranging introduction, helpful notes, and useful appendices identifying the many controversies in which Morrison's work enveloped him, this Jago is destined to become the standard text for readers of this important novel. Broadview has done it again." -- Dan Bivona, Arizona State University

"Diana Maltz's new edition from Broadview is itself a substantial intervention ... [and] provides extensive scholarly scaffolding. The book opens with a thorough introduction covering biographical and contextual information ... Appendices include the debates prompted by A Child of the Jago around the nature of realist fiction, writings on the world of the slum from contemporary researchers and reformers focusing especially on middle-class attitudes, childhood, women's labor, and philanthropy, and a detailed glossary to assist with the slang that saturates Morrison's writing. This material provides a veritable treasure trove for readers seeking avenues for further study." -- Janine Utell, English Literature in Transition

"Diana Maltz's new Broadview edition of Arthur Morrison's classic A Child of the Jago is superb in every respect. With a fine, wide-ranging introduction, helpful notes, and useful appendices identifying the many controversies in which Morrison's work enveloped him, this Jago is destined to become the standard text for readers of this important novel. Broadview has done it again." -- Dan Bivona, Arizona State University

"Diana Maltz's new edition from Broadview is itself a substantial intervention ... [and] provides extensive scholarly scaffolding. The book opens with a thorough introduction covering biographical and contextual information ... Appendices include the debates prompted by A Child of the Jago around the nature of realist fiction, writings on the world of the slum from contemporary researchers and reformers focusing especially on middle-class attitudes, childhood, women's labor, and philanthropy, and a detailed glossary to assist with the slang that saturates Morrison's writing. This material provides a veritable treasure trove for readers seeking avenues for further study." -- Janine Utell, English Literature in Transition

From the Back Cover

Dicky Perrott, born into the Jago's casual crime and violence, has inarticulate yearnings towards other possibilities. At first, he dreams of becoming a High Mobsman - one of the aristocrats of Jago crime. With the arrival of Father Sturt, he sees how his horizons might alter. But the Jago holds fast to its own. Dicky's path takes him through a savage but colourful community of fighting tribes, pickpockets and cosh-carriers, where the police only ever enter in threes, and where murder erupts with an unusual horror and intimacy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0897333926
• ISBN 13: 9780897333924
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208