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Little Dorrit
by Dickens, Charles
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Creators: Charles Dickens (1812-1870) "Little Dorrit" by Charles Dickens is a novel published in serial form between 1855 and 1857. Amy Dorrit, born and raised in London's Marshalsea debtors' prison, captures the attention of Arthur Clennam upon his return from twenty years abroad. As Arthur investigates a cryptic message from his dying father, their lives intertwine amid questions of debt, family secrets, and social class. Dickens satirizes Victorian society's failures—from debtors' prisons to government bureaucracy—while exploring how sudden fortune can transform lives and relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 3376