Street child
By: Berlie Doherty.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Orchard Books
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 154
Subjects: Orphans -- Fiction; Homeless persons -- Fiction; London (England) -- Fiction
Description: A fictional account of the experiences of Jim Jarvis, a young orphan who escapes the workhouse in 1860's London and survives brutal treatment and desparate circumstances until he is taken in by Dr. Barnardo, founder of a school for the city's "ragged" children.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"First published in 1993 by Hamish Hamilton Ltd."--verso t. p.