Dodger Author:Terry Pratchett A terrifically funny tale of dark deeds in Dickensian London, from master storyteller Terry Pratchett. — Dodger is a tosher -- a sewer scavenger living in the squalor of Dickensian London. — Everyone who is nobody knows Dodger. Anyone who is anybody doesn't. — But when he rescues a young girl from a beating, suddenly everybody wants ... more »to know him.
And Dodger's tale of skulduggery, dark plans and even darker deeds begins.
? Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens.
? Features real characters of the time, from Charles Dickens himself to James Mayhew, Disraeli and even Queen Victoria.« less
This book honestly reminded me of Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman by Eleanor Updale. Terry Pratchett put his own spin on the tale but the plot and the end was very similar.