Mr Timothy - Hardcover
In Louis Bayard's brilliantly imagined novel, Tiny Tim of 'Christmas Carol' fame has cast his crutches aside. Determined to cut his financial ties to his Uncle Ebenezer, he now spends his nights dredging the Thames for dead bodies and the treasure hidden in their pockets. One day he comes across a girl's body, branded with a mysterious 'G'. Then he finds another girl with a similar brand - but she is still alive. Determined to protect Philomela and get to the bottom of the mystery, Tim embarks on an astonishing adventure...
With wonderful characters, a compelling plot and the vivid atmosphere of Victorian London, this is a page-turner of a novel and a perfect Christmas read.
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With a cast of unforgettable characters and a compelling plot ... Mr Timothy is a triumph. (Yrokshire Evening Post)
A Dickensian thriller ... strong on atmosphere and characterisation (Sunday Telegraph)
One of the coolest books of the year (James Frey)
A darkly enchanting historical thriller (Amazon.com)
Louis Bayard's MR. TIMOTHY proves once again that John Murray's new fiction it can do no wrong (The Bookseller)
Fabulous... shimmering... one truly engaging book (Entertainment Weekly)
Bayard packs his novel with detail, grotesques and plenty of fog and hansom cabs ... it scores full marks for atmosphere. (Publishing News)
With its linguistic razzle-dazzle, Mr Timothy is a mock-Victorian tour de force - a shilling shocker that touches the heart and makes it race (Wall Street Journal)
A vividly imagined historical thriller (Elle)
Dazzling... soaring language, memorable characters, splendidly atmospheric settings (People magazine)
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A Dickensian thriller ... strong on atmosphere and characterisation (Sunday Telegraph)
One of the coolest books of the year (James Frey)
A darkly enchanting historical thriller (Amazon.com)
Louis Bayard's MR. TIMOTHY proves once again that John Murray's new fiction it can do no wrong (The Bookseller)
Fabulous... shimmering... one truly engaging book (Entertainment Weekly)
Bayard packs his novel with detail, grotesques and plenty of fog and hansom cabs ... it scores full marks for atmosphere. (Publishing News)
With its linguistic razzle-dazzle, Mr Timothy is a mock-Victorian tour de force - a shilling shocker that touches the heart and makes it race (Wall Street Journal)
A vividly imagined historical thriller (Elle)
Dazzling... soaring language, memorable characters, splendidly atmospheric settings (People magazine)
A dazzling Dickensian thriller set in the Victorian underworld in the company of Colin the Melodious and a grown-up Timothy Cratchit ...
With wonderful characters, a compelling plot and the vivid atmosphere of Victorian London, this is a page-turner of a novel and a perfect Christmas read.
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- PublisherJohn Murray
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0719567017
- ISBN 13 9780719567018
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages400
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