Street child

154 pages

English language

Published 1994 by Orchard Books.

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A fictional account of the experiences of Jim Jarvis, a young orphan who escapes the workhouse in 1860's London and survives brutal treatment and desparate circumstances until he is taken in by Dr. Barnardo, founder of a school for the city's "ragged" children.

9 editions

Subjects

  • Orphans -- Fiction
  • Homeless persons -- Fiction
  • London (England) -- Fiction