SOURCE: Philpotts, Trey. “The Real Marshalsea.” The Dickensian 87, no. 3 (autumn 1991): 133-45.
In the following essay, Philpotts discusses the London debtor's prison in which Dickens's father was incarcerated and which inspired the dominant symbol of Little Dorrit.
This is a free excerpt of 38 words. There are 4,851 words (approx.
16 pages at 300 words per page) in the full critical essay.
Read the rest of this Criticism with our Little Dorrit: Critical Essay by Trey Philpotts Access Pass.
