It's 1845. Recently orphaned and running away from her bullying aunt, 13-year-old Matilda Harris finds herself down in The Devil's Eyeball with an eccentric, well-spoken highwayman; his gang Lump, Stump, Pirate and Scarecrow; and two young "brats" who have escaped from the notorious Andover Workhouse. This is a lively adventure story with strong characters. It is set in a time of great change in England, and arguments about change (Oliver Twist was published by Charles Dickens shortly before this time).
It's 1845. Recently orphaned and running away from her bullying aunt, 13-year-old Matilda Harris finds herself down in The Devil's Eyeball with an eccentric, well-spoken highwayman; his gang Lump, Stump, Pirate and Scarecrow; and two young "brats" who have escaped from the notorious Andover Workhouse. This is a lively adventure story with strong characters. It is set in a time of great change in England, and arguments about change (Oliver Twist was published by Charles Dickens shortly before this time).
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