George Cruikshank

From the Publisher: Oliver Twist is a classic tale of a boy of unknown parentage born in a workhouse and brought up under the cruel conditions to which pauper children were exposed in the Victorian England. With this novel, Dickens did not merely write a topical satire on the workhouse system and the role of the 1834 New Poor Law in fostering criminality. He created a moral fable about the survival of good, a romance, and a gripping story in which...

The "No Popery" or Gordon Riots of 1780 include orgies and fires and Lord George Gordon as a major figure. Written at a time of social unrest in Victorian Britain, 'Barnaby Rudge' explores the relationship between repression and liberation in private and public life. This edition includes an informative introduction, up-to-date bibliography and explanatory notes.

Smollett's last rollicking picaresque novel, published in 1771, is considered one of his funniest. Inspired by the author's return to his native Scotland, it is told in the form of letters penned by six characters-most of whom have decidedly different takes on a group tour of England's seaside spas towns and resorts.

An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humorous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities. Published in 1878.