Original multicoloured florals on grey cloth on boards. General cover soil and corner wear. Previous owner's name. No additonal writing. Interior tanned, but easily readable. Old Chickweed (George Meredith) is a veteran of the Crimean War who served too briefly to receive a pension. Now he and his wife survive on his earnings as a street vendor. Regardless of their poverty, he watches out for a neglected child downstairs and feeds her when he can. 224 pp.