Set against the backdrop of the Gordon Riots of 1780 <strong>Barnaby Rudge</strong> is a storyof mystery and suspense which begins with an unsolved double murde... » 

Set against the backdrop of the Gordon Riots of 1780 Barnaby Rudge is a storyof mystery and suspense which begins with an unsolved double murder and goes onto involve conspiracy blackmail abduction and retribution. Through the courseof the novel fathers and sons become opposed apprentices plot against theirmasters and Protestants clash with Catholics on the streets. And as Londonerupts into riot Barnaby Rudge himself struggles to escape the curse of hisown past. With its dramatic descriptions of public violence and private horrorits strange secrets and ghostly doublings Barnaby Rudge is a powerfuldisturbing blend of historical realism and Gothic melodrama. «