The History of George Godfrey is an 1828 novel by the British writer Thomas Gaspey, originally published in three volumes.Knight p.77 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.The Encyclopedia of Romantic Literature p.495 At one point the title character is transported to Australia as a criminal.Watson p.140 Like Gaspey's 1827 work Richmond, it is an example of the Newgate novel.
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