Charles Dickens's first historical novel - set during the anti-Catholic riots of 1780 - is an unparalleled portrayal of the terror of a rampaging mob, seen through the eyes of the individuals swept up in the chaos.

Hoping to become a newspaper editor, a teen-age boy begins his career as a printer's devil.

Story of an innocent but impressionable young man, George Barnwell, who is much loved by his master, the merchant Thorowgood, his fellow-apprentice Trueman, and his master's daughter Maria.