George Godfrey (novel)

The History of George Godfrey is an 1828 novel by the British writer Thomas Gaspey, originally published in three volumes. Written in the first person as a bildungsroman, the plot contains a murder mystery and makes reference to financial frauds as well as the ongoing Greek War of Independence. At one point the title character is transported to Australia as a criminal. Like Gaspey's 1827 work Richmond, it is an example of the Newgate novel.