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This meditation on the Victorian novel and sprawling epic tale of a man's quest for his identity follows John as he journeys to the heart of the Quincunx to reveal his elusive past
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An extraordinary modern novel in the Victorian tradition, Charles Palliser has created something extraordinary--a plot within a plot within a plot of family secrets, mysterious clues, low-born birth, high-reaching immorality, and, always, always the fog-enshrouded, enigmatic character of 19th century -- London itself.
"You read the first page and down you wonderfully fall, into a long, large, wide world of fiction."
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
About the Author
Charles Palliser was born in the US but has lived in the UK since childhood. For a number of years he lectured in English at the University of Strathclyde but resigned to write full time after the success of The Quincunx. He is the author of four novels
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- PublisherBallantine Books
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0862412218
- ISBN 13 9780862412210
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages800
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 788 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects; Young men England London History 19th century Fiction. Fiction in English 1945 Texts. Detective and mystery stories. 20th century mystery. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 405281
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