'She? That's Little Dorrit. She's nothing. She's just a whim.' Poor
Little Dorrit. Her future looks as bleak as her past and her present.
Born and brought up in a debtors' prison, she relies on her sewing
skills to help support her father. Little does she know that her sewing
will soon present an opportunity for change. When change arrives in the
form of Arthur Clennam it is accompanied by secrets and dangers. Who is
he? What are his motives for wanting to help Little Dorrit? Follow
Little Dorrit's tale as it winds its way through London and Italy. Enjoy
the rich variety of characters she encounters, and share with her the
twists and turns of the road she travels.
Real Reads are accessible texts designed to support the literacy
development of primary and lower secondary age children while
introducing them to the riches of our international literary heritage.
Each book is a retelling of a work of great literature from one of the
world's greatest cultures, fitted into a 64-page book, making classic
stories, dramas and histories available to intelligent young readers as
a bridge to the full texts, to language students wanting access to other
cultures, and to adult readers who are unlikely ever to read the
original versions.