Dreamers of the Ghetto

Israel Zangwill's "Dreamers of the Ghetto" (1892) is a collection of stories that depict the lives of Jewish immigrants in London's ghetto. Zangwill, who grew up in poverty, dedicated his career to advocating for the rights of the voiceless and oppressed, and his novels and stories were powerful witnesses to their suffering. This edition of the book, with its beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, is a classic of British literature reimagined for modern readers.

Format: Hardback
Length: 382 pages
Publication date: 15 February 2022
Publisher: West Margin Press

Israel Zangwill, a Jewish immigrant who grew up in poverty in London, understands the plight of the city's Jewish community firsthand. Having risen through poverty to become an educator and author, he dedicated his career to the voiceless, the oppressed, and the needy, advocating for their rights and bearing witness to their suffering in some of the most powerful novels and stories of the Victorian era. "This is a Chronicle of Dreamers, who have arisen in the Ghetto from its establishment in the sixteenth century to its slow breaking-up in our own day. Some have become historic in Jewry, others have penetrated to the knowledge of the greater world and afforded models to illustrious artists in letters... " As a Jewish immigrant who grew up in poverty in London, Israel Zangwill knows that the condition of life in the ghetto changes not just lives, but mentalities. In the third installment of his Ghetto series, Zangwill imagines the lives of such historical Jewish figures as Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza, German poet Heinrich Heine, and Prussian lawyer and political activist Ferdinand Lasalle. The tales of Jewish life in Dreamers of the Ghetto earned Zangwill comparisons to Dickens upon publication, and helped to establish him as an author with a gift for intensive character study and a passion for political themes. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Israel Zangwills Dreamers of the Ghetto is a classic of British literature reimagined for modern readers.

Dimension: 203 x 127 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781513134055