Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty

Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty is a historical novel by British novelist Charles Dickens. Barnaby Rudge was one of two novels that Dickens published in his short-lived weekly serial Master Humphrey's Clock.

Barnaby Rudge is largely set during the Gordon Riots of 1780.

Sir John intends to marry Edward to a woman with a rich inheritance, to support John's expensive lifestyle and to pay off his debtors. Edward quarrels with his father and leaves home for the West Indies.

Barnaby Rudge, a simpleton, wanders in and out of the story with his pet raven, Grip.