George Godfrey (novel) explained

The History of George Godfrey is an 1828 novel by the British writer Thomas Gaspey, originally published in three volumes. ^[1] Written in the first person as a bildungsroman, the plot contains a murder mystery and makes reference to financial frauds as well as the ongoing Greek War of Independence.^[2] At one point the title character is transported to Australia as a criminal.^[3] Like Gaspey's 1827 work Richmond, it is an example of the Newgate novel.

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