The book resumes five years later in mid-18th century London. The rest of the story uses the Gordon Riots as a backdrop. The Protestants were fanatically against any member of the Roman Catholic church. A House of Lords member, Gordon, proposes that Catholics be outlawed in England. When his proposal is not passed, his followers get out of hand.
Riots break out in London.
The novel centers on the uprising, but our characters from five years earlier are not ignored. I understand that is not the best of Dickens' work. It is slow reading that kept my attention. The characters grabbed me and held me throughout the book. I cheered for the good guy, was glad when the bad guy was caught, and emphasized with the innocents and the by standers.