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The Lost Boys of Mr Dickens

How the British Empire turned artful dodgers into child killers
By:Steve Harris
Publisher:Ebook Alchemy PTY Ltd
Print ISBN:9781925556414
eText ISBN:9781925556414
Edition:0
Format:Reflowable

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As engrossing as a novel, this story of the death of childhood in the cradle of the world's mightiest empire, and the atmospheric tale of crime and punishment leading to a sensational murder trial is from another time but implicitly raises questions which remain with us today.
Steve Harris' book humanises a most bizarre social experiment and brings out its grotesqueness in dramatic form. The tale is so comprehensively and authentically written that it is a service to Australian and British readers.
- Tom Keneally, winner of the Booker Prize and Miles Franklin Award