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    The Streets

    Written by Anthony Quinn

    Narrated by Ben Elliot

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    An unforgettable story set in Victorian London, from the author of Channel 4 TV Book Club selection Half of the Human Race

    In 1882, David Wildeblood, a 21-year-old from rural Norfolk, arrives in London to start work at the offices of a famous man. His job is to investigate the notorious slum of Somers Town, recording house by house the number of inhabitants, their occupations and standard of living. The deeper he penetrates the everyday squalor the more appalled he is by mounting evidence that someone is making a profit from people's suffering. Passionate but reckless in his urge to uncover corruption he finds his life in danger, sustained only by the faithfulness of a friend and, ultimately, the love of a woman.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateOct 4, 2012
    ISBN9781471208539
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    Anthony Quinn

    Anthony Quinn (b. 1971) is an Irish author and journalist. Born in Northern Ireland’s County Tyrone, Quinn majored in English at Queen’s University, Belfast. After college, he worked a number of odd jobs—social worker, organic gardener, yoga teacher—before finding work as a journalist. He has written short stories for years, winning critical acclaim and, twice, a place on the short list for the Hennessy Literary Awards for New Irish Writing. His book Disappeared was nominated for the Strand Critics Award for Best Debut Novel, and Kirkus Reviews named it to their list of 2012’s Top 10 Best Crime Novels. Quinn also placed as runner-up in a Sunday Timesfood writing competition. Border Angels is his second novel, the sequel to Disappeared, which also features Inspector Celcius Daly. Quinn continues his work as a journalist, reporting on his home county for the Tyrone Times. 

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      Anthony Quinn is a historical novelist gradually travelling backwards through time. His first novel was set in his native Liverpool during the Second World War; his second was concerned with cricket, women's suffrage and the 1914-18 War; The Streets is set in London in 1882. We follow a young reporter, David Wildeblood, who works for a publication that covers the lives of ordinary Londoners in a similar way to the real-life journalistic endeavours of Henry Mayhew and Charles Booth. Wildeblood cannot help getting involved with the lives of his subjects and seeking to uncover who is responsible for the worsening living conditions in his patch. The reader is encouraged to sympathise with those characters who favour compassion over a commitment to laissez faire economics. Those acting out of corrupt self-interest do not emerge well, but the greatest disdain is reserved for those whose distorted understanding of Darwinism leads them to try and stop the poor from reproducing. This may all sound rather heavy and daunting, but the elements of mystery and romance help the novel avoid becoming a fictionalised work of social science. It is a good combination of entertainment and message.Quinn's second novel "Half of the Human Race" probably has a slight edge over this latest outing in my own preferences. It seemed more realistic, whereas at times "The Streets" can feel a bit more like the exaggerated reality one might expect of a Dickens. This is only a minor quibble: I have greatly enjoyed all three of Quinn's books and I look forward to his next.