A Child of the Jago

A Child of the Jago

A sketch of the Old Jago from the first American edition of A Child of the Jago, 1896
Author Arthur Morrison
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Published 1896
Media type Print

A Child of the Jago is an 1896 novel by Arthur Morrison.

Background

A bestseller in its time,[1] it recounts the brief life of Dicky Perrott, a child growing up in the "Old Jago", a fictionalisation of the Old Nichol,[2] a slum located between Shoreditch High Street and Bethnal Green Road in the East End of London.

In popular culture

The book and author were used as a plot point in a 1991 episode of Rumpole of the Bailey, "Rumpole for the Prosecution".

The Kaiser Chiefs released the song "Child of the Jago" on their 2012 album The Future Is Medieval.

References

  1. Worpole, Ken (18 July 2008). "The Blackest Streets, by Sarah Wise - Dirt, death and decency". The Independent. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  2. Gould, Mark (21 June 2006). "Battle of the boundary". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 March 2012.

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