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When Henry Ireland dies unexpectedly from what appears to be a riding accident in August 1863, the failed landowner leaves behind little save his high-strung young widow, Isabel—who somehow ends up in the home of Ireland's friend James Dixey. A celebrated naturalist, Dixey collects strange trophies in his secluded, decaying manse and has questionable associations with rather unsavory characters—including a pair of thuggish poachers named Dewar and Dunbar. Dixey's precocious, inquisitive young servant, Esther, cannot turn a blind eye to the suspicious activities surrounding her. While in the crime-ridden streets of London, a determined captain…
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- ISBN: 978-0-06-114609-1
- EAN: 9780061146091
- Produktnummer: 3376512
- Verlag: Harper Collins (US)
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 480 S.
- Gattung: Novel
- Ausstattung: Trade Paperback
Über den Autor
D. J. Taylor is a novelist, critic, and acclaimed biographer of William Thackeray and George Orwell. His Orwell: The Life won the Whitbread Award in 2003. Married with three children, he lives in Norwich, England.
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