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Street child

by Berlie Doherty

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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.

FictionHomeless personsOrphansJuvenile fictionOrphans -- FictionHomeless persons -- FictionLondon (England) -- FictionHomeless persons, fictionChildren's fictionOrphans, fictionLondon (england), fiction