Barnaby Rudge, A Tale of the Riots of Eighty (version 4)
Author: first_name: Charles
last_name: Dickens
Language: English
Year: 1841

Charles Dickens' fifth published novel is set in the village of Cligwell.  Romances are thwarted.  A ghost is spotted.  A raven speaks.  A mysterious stranger walks the streets. And through this all wanders the innocent Barnaby Rudge.  The story various strands are connected by the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots of 1780. - Summary by Mark Leder