To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird - Lee Harper

Set in the Deep South of the 1930s, the novel follows Scout and Jem Finch as they watch their father defend a black man accused of attacking a white girl. Through their eyes, Lee Harper looks at race and class with compassion and humour, while showing how prejudice shapes the life of a small town.

'Shoot all the Bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a Mockingbird.' Atticus Finch gives this advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of this classic novel, a black man charged with attacking a white girl.

Scout, Jem and Maycomb

The story is told through the perspective of Scout and Jem Finch, which gives the book its sharp, clear view of the world around them. Their observations bring out both the humour and the cruelty in a community shaped by class divisions and racial bias.

Atticus Finch's stand

At the centre of the novel stands Atticus Finch, presented here as one of literature's great heroes. His solitary fight for justice unsettles a town steeped in prejudice and hypocrisy.

This edition features the original text and is included among the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World.

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