Arthur Clennam returns to London after working abroad for many years with his now deceased father. Almost at once he becomes involved in the problems of his mother's seamstress Amy Dorrit and of ...

How did Dickens' own life experiences influence his work? Why is the Marshalsea prison the focal point of Little Dorrit? Dickens is a name synonymous with the cold, winding, dark streets of ...

William Dorrit is the longest serving inmate of the Marshalsea Prison for Debt and is extremely proud of his title, 'Father of the Marshalsea', which is proof of how much respect he commands.