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Ginx's Baby

Ginx's Baby

Jenkins, Edward

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ISBN10: 1169229131
ISBN13: 9781169229136
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 84
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.25 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Ginx's Baby is a novel written by Edward Jenkins, first published in 1880. The book is a social satire that explores the lives of the working-class people in London during the Victorian era. The story revolves around a man named Ginx, who is struggling to make ends meet and provide for his family. When his wife gives birth to a baby, Ginx becomes determined to give his child a better life than he has had. However, he soon realizes that the odds are stacked against him, and that the society he lives in is not designed to help people like him. The book is a commentary on the social and economic inequalities of the time, and highlights the struggles of the working-class people who were often forgotten by the upper classes. Jenkins uses humor and satire to make his point, and the book is both entertaining and thought-provoking. Overall, Ginx's Baby is a classic work of Victorian literature that offers insight into the social issues of the time, and is still relevant today.Mr. Smug, the officer, rolled out this section in a sonorous monotone, without stops, like a clerk of the court. It was his pride to know by heart all the acts relating to his department, and to bring them down upon any obstinate head that he wished to crush. Ginx's head, however, was impervious to an act of parliament. In his then temper, the Commination Service or St. Ernulphus's curse would have been feathers to him.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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