Berlie Doherty - Street Child

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The unforgettable tale of an orphan in Victorian London, based on the boy whose plight inspired Dr Barnardo to found his famous children’s homes.When his mother dies, Jim Jarvis is left all alone in London. He is sent to the workhouse but quickly escapes, choosing a hard life on the streets of the city over the confines of the workhouse walls.Struggling to survive, Jim finally finds some friends… only to be snatched away and made to work for the remorselessly cruel Grimy Nick, constantly guarded by his vicious dog, Snipe.Will Jim ever manage to be free?

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Copyright CONTENTS Cover Title Page Copyright Note to Readers Dedication Why You’ll Love This Book by Julia Golding Tell me Your Story, Jim Chapter One – The Shilling Pie Chapter Two – The Stick Man Chapter Three – Rosie and Judd Chapter Four – The Workhouse Chapter Five – Behind Bars Chapter Six – Tip Chapter Seven – The Wild Thing Chapter Eight – The Carpet-Beaters Chapter Nine – The Jaw of the Iron Dog Chapter Ten – Lame Betsy Chapter Eleven – The Spitting Crow Chapter Twelve – Shrimps Chapter Thirteen – The Lily Chapter Fourteen – The Waterman’s Arms Chapter Fifteen – Josh Chapter Sixteen – Boy in Pain Chapter Seventeen – The Monster Weeps Chapter Eighteen – You Can Do It, Bruvver Chapter Nineteen – Away Chapter Twenty – The Green Caravan Chapter Twenty-One – Circus Boy Chapter Twenty-Two – On the Run Again Chapter Twenty-Three– Shrimps Again Chapter Twenty-Four – Looking for a Doctor Chapter Twenty-Five – The Ragged School Chapter Twenty-Six – Goodbye, Bruvver Chapter Twenty-Seven – Barnie The End of the Story More Than a Story About the Author By the same author About the Publisher

First published in Great Britain by Hamish Hamilton

First published by HarperCollins Children’s Books 1995

This edition published by HarperCollins Children’s Books 2016

HarperCollins Children’s Books is a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd,

HarperCollins Publishers

1 London Bridge Street

London SE1 9GF

The HarperCollins Children’s Books website address is

www.harpercollins.co.uk

Berlie Doherty’s website address is

www.berliedoherty.com

Text copyright © Berlie Doherty 1993

Why You’ll Love This Book copyright © Julia Golding 2009

Cover design © HarperCollins Publishers 2016

Cover illustration © Giodarno Poloni 2016

Berlie Doherty asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

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Source ISBN: 9780007311255

Ebook Edition © 2016 ISBN: 9780007397631

Version: 2020-04-14

Note to Readers CONTENTS Cover Title Page Copyright Note to Readers Dedication Why You’ll Love This Book by Julia Golding Tell me Your Story, Jim Chapter One – The Shilling Pie Chapter Two – The Stick Man Chapter Three – Rosie and Judd Chapter Four – The Workhouse Chapter Five – Behind Bars Chapter Six – Tip Chapter Seven – The Wild Thing Chapter Eight – The Carpet-Beaters Chapter Nine – The Jaw of the Iron Dog Chapter Ten – Lame Betsy Chapter Eleven – The Spitting Crow Chapter Twelve – Shrimps Chapter Thirteen – The Lily Chapter Fourteen – The Waterman’s Arms Chapter Fifteen – Josh Chapter Sixteen – Boy in Pain Chapter Seventeen – The Monster Weeps Chapter Eighteen – You Can Do It, Bruvver Chapter Nineteen – Away Chapter Twenty – The Green Caravan Chapter Twenty-One – Circus Boy Chapter Twenty-Two – On the Run Again Chapter Twenty-Three– Shrimps Again Chapter Twenty-Four – Looking for a Doctor Chapter Twenty-Five – The Ragged School Chapter Twenty-Six – Goodbye, Bruvver Chapter Twenty-Seven – Barnie The End of the Story More Than a Story About the Author By the same author About the Publisher

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For Hilda Cotterill

With thanks to the children of Lynne Healy’s class at Dobcroft Junior School in Sheffield, who helped me with their advice and enthusiasm, and to Priscilla Hodgson, Deborah Walters, Mike Higginbottom, the Barnardo Library, Dickens House, The Ellesmere Port Boat Museum and Sheffield Libraries, who all helped me with their knowledge.

CONTENTS

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Note to Readers

Dedication For Hilda Cotterill With thanks to the children of Lynne Healy’s class at Dobcroft Junior School in Sheffield, who helped me with their advice and enthusiasm, and to Priscilla Hodgson, Deborah Walters, Mike Higginbottom, the Barnardo Library, Dickens House, The Ellesmere Port Boat Museum and Sheffield Libraries, who all helped me with their knowledge.

Why You’ll Love This Book by Julia Golding

Tell me Your Story, Jim

Chapter One – The Shilling Pie

Chapter Two – The Stick Man

Chapter Three – Rosie and Judd

Chapter Four – The Workhouse

Chapter Five – Behind Bars

Chapter Six – Tip

Chapter Seven – The Wild Thing

Chapter Eight – The Carpet-Beaters

Chapter Nine – The Jaw of the Iron Dog

Chapter Ten – Lame Betsy

Chapter Eleven – The Spitting Crow

Chapter Twelve – Shrimps

Chapter Thirteen – The Lily

Chapter Fourteen – The Waterman’s Arms

Chapter Fifteen – Josh

Chapter Sixteen – Boy in Pain

Chapter Seventeen – The Monster Weeps

Chapter Eighteen – You Can Do It, Bruvver

Chapter Nineteen – Away

Chapter Twenty – The Green Caravan

Chapter Twenty-One – Circus Boy

Chapter Twenty-Two – On the Run Again

Chapter Twenty-Three– Shrimps Again

Chapter Twenty-Four – Looking for a Doctor

Chapter Twenty-Five – The Ragged School

Chapter Twenty-Six – Goodbye, Bruvver

Chapter Twenty-Seven – Barnie

The End of the Story

More Than a Story

About the Author

By the same author

About the Publisher

Why You’ll Love This Book By Julia Golding CONTENTS Cover Title Page Copyright Note to Readers Dedication For Hilda Cotterill With thanks to the children of Lynne Healy’s class at Dobcroft Junior School in Sheffield, who helped me with their advice and enthusiasm, and to Priscilla Hodgson, Deborah Walters, Mike Higginbottom, the Barnardo Library, Dickens House, The Ellesmere Port Boat Museum and Sheffield Libraries, who all helped me with their knowledge. Why You’ll Love This Book by Julia Golding Tell me Your Story, Jim Chapter One – The Shilling Pie Chapter Two – The Stick Man Chapter Three – Rosie and Judd Chapter Four – The Workhouse Chapter Five – Behind Bars Chapter Six – Tip Chapter Seven – The Wild Thing Chapter Eight – The Carpet-Beaters Chapter Nine – The Jaw of the Iron Dog Chapter Ten – Lame Betsy Chapter Eleven – The Spitting Crow Chapter Twelve – Shrimps Chapter Thirteen – The Lily Chapter Fourteen – The Waterman’s Arms Chapter Fifteen – Josh Chapter Sixteen – Boy in Pain Chapter Seventeen – The Monster Weeps Chapter Eighteen – You Can Do It, Bruvver Chapter Nineteen – Away Chapter Twenty – The Green Caravan Chapter Twenty-One – Circus Boy Chapter Twenty-Two – On the Run Again Chapter Twenty-Three– Shrimps Again Chapter Twenty-Four – Looking for a Doctor Chapter Twenty-Five – The Ragged School Chapter Twenty-Six – Goodbye, Bruvver Chapter Twenty-Seven – Barnie The End of the Story More Than a Story About the Author By the same author About the Publisher

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