The Lost Boys of Mr Dickens: How the British Empire turned artful dodgers into child killers

by Steve Harris

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 brings to life a most bizarre social experiment and all its grotesqueness in engrossing form. It's a very human, dramatic and authentic tale, written...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1925556980
• ISBN13: 9781925556988
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Melbourne Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"