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Little Dorrit

by Charles DICKENS (1812 - 1870)

Book 2, Chapter 5 - Something Wrong Somewhere

Born in the Marshalsea Prison for Debtors, Amy—Little Dorrit—the daughter of the ruined, but self-respectful William Dorrit, has put her entire heart in caring for her dear father, until one day her humble path is crossed by Arthur Clennam. Their meeting proves providential not only for Amy's life, but for the whole Dorrit family, whose new rise will, in many ways, be also their fall. As in all his novels, in Little Dorrit Dickens ushers us into a fascinating and startlingly rich world of human characters and destinies, where virtue and nobility cross swords with vice and villainy, where strength and weakness intertwine with prejudice and magnanimity and where the author's inspired pen wields a compelling and unforgettable power over the readers. (Summary by Ellis Christoff)

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Listen next episodes of Little Dorrit:
Book 2, Chapter 10 - The Dreams of Mrs Flintwinch thicken , Book 2, Chapter 11 - A Letter from Little Dorrit , Book 2, Chapter 12 - In which a Great Patriotic Conference is holden , Book 2, Chapter 13 - The Progress of an Epidemic , Book 2, Chapter 14 - Taking Advice , Book 2, Chapter 15 - No just Cause or Impediment why these Two Persons should not be joined together , Book 2, Chapter 16 - Getting on , Book 2, Chapter 17 - Missing , Book 2, Chapter 18 - A Castle in the Air , Book 2, Chapter 19 - The Storming of the Castle in the Air , Book 2, Chapter 20 - Introduces the next , Book 2, Chapter 21 - The History of a Self–Tormentor , Book 2, Chapter 22 - Who passes by this Road so late? , Book 2, Chapter 23 - Mistress Affery makes a Conditional Promise, respecting her Dreams , Book 2, Chapter 24 - The Evening of a Long Day , Book 2, Chapter 25 - The Chief Butler Resigns the Seals of Office , Book 2, Chapter 26 - Reaping the Whirlwind , Book 2, Chapter 27 - The Pupil of the Marshalsea , Book 2, Chapter 28 - An Appearance in the Marshalsea , Book 2, Chapter 29 - A Plea in the Marshalsea , Book 2, Chapter 30: Closing In, Part 1 , Book 2, Chapter 30: Closing In, Part 2 , Book 2, Chapter 31 - Closed , Book 2, Chapter 32 - Going , Book 2, Chapter 33 - Going! , Book 2, Chapter 34 - Gone , Book 2, Chapter 6 - Something Right Somewhere , Book 2, Chapter 7 - Mostly, Prunes and Prism , Book 2, Chapter 8 - The Dowager Mrs Gowan is reminded that ‘It Never Does’ , Book 2, Chapter 9 - Appearance and Disappearance