Haunted And The Haunters - Softcover

G. Routledge

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371674697 ISBN 13: 9780371674697

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Haunted And The Haunterstraces a witty, confessional chronicle of Henry Pelham, an English aristocrat navigating family fortunes, political ambition, and a turbulent love for Ellen Glanville. The narrative unfolds across Regency London and Paris, moving through gaming dens, thieves’ clubs, salons, and public houses as Pelham, his friend Reginald Glanville, and their circle confront a web of vengeance, honor, and moral testing. Central characters include Reginald Glanville, a brilliant but brooding nobleman; Ellen Glanville, his sister and Pelham’s beloved; Sir John Tyrrell, a gambler whose murder sits at the heart of the mystery; Thornton, the extortionist mastermind; Dawson, Thornton’s remorseful accomplice whose testimony becomes pivotal; and Job Jonson, a scheming but indispensable ally who orchestrates crucial steps toward truth. The plot traces Glanville’s backstory of vengeance, a staged murder, and a tense legal ordeal that threatens his innocence until Dawson’s confession exonerates him. Romantic resolution follows Pelham’s marriage to Ellen, while Glanville, ill but peaceful, dies after the ceremony; the epilogue offers reflections on forgiveness, virtue, and the divide between private life and public virtue.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371674697
• ISBN 13: 9780371674697
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 462