Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings

Charles Dickens

Nov 2022 · Open Road Media

About this ebook

In this delightful work from the author of Great Expectations, a landlady in Victorian London recounts tales of her colorful lodgers. Welcome to 84 Norfolk Street, where the indefatigable Mrs. Lirriper maintains a modest but respectable rooming house. Keeping the place ship shape and staying abreast of her lodgers’ lives is more than a full-time occupation for the dedicated landlady. And with her keen ear for gossip and her natural knack for a good yarn, Mrs. Lirriper is happy to tell you all about it. From wistful memories of her poor deceased husband to tales of her shameless rival down the street, Mrs. Lirriper is never at a loss for good stories, especially ones concerning the many good souls who share her roof.

About the author

An international celebrity during his lifetime, Charles Dickens (1812­–1870) is widely regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His classic works include A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, and A Tale of Two Cities, one of the bestselling novels of all time. When Dickens was twelve years old, his father was sent to debtors’ prison, and the boy was forced to work in a boot-blacking factory to support his family. The experience greatly shaped both his fiction and his tireless advocacy for children’s rights and social reform.