Offers a portrait of London's descent into anarchy, where 'King Mob' rules the streets, and innocent lives are swept up in the chaos. This is a story of mystery and suspense which begins with an unsolved double murder and goes on to involve conspiracy, blackmail, abduction and retribution. Acknowledgements
vii
A Dickens Chronology
ix
Introduction
xiii
Further Reading
xxxv
A Note on the Text and Illustrations
xl
Barnaby Rudge
1(688)
Appendix I: On the Illustrations
689(2)
Appendix II: Master Humphrey's Clock Material
691(8)
Appendix III: Preface to the Cheap Edition (1849)
699(4)
Appendix IV: Running Titles from the Cheap Edition (1867--8)
703(5)
Appendix V: Map of London at the Time of the Gordon Riots
708(2)
Appendix VI: Lord George Gordon and the Gordon Riots
710(3)
Glossary
713(5)
Notes
718
