The Quincunx: The Inheritance of John Huffam
Author: Charles Palliser
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…..Read More
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