Ginx, a Westminster labourer, already has more children than he can feed, and decides to drown his newest. Rescued, the baby becomes a political football: Protestant societies, Catholic sisters, parish guardians, philanthropic clubs and Members of Parliament all fight over him and his soul while no one actually looks after him.
A savage 1870 satire of Victorian charity and sectarian politics that was widely read in its day. Download the free EPUB.