# Barnaby Rudge explained — Barnaby Rudge

> Chapter companion for Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens.

## What happens

This is the opening chapter of Barnaby Rudge, introducing the novel's title character and setting the stage for the story of the Gordon Riots of 1780.

## Character check-ins

### Barnaby Rudge

The titular character, introduced as the central figure of the tale.

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