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A family in Victorian England is dogged by its history of wealth and murder. A young man's search for justice drives him to the impoverished, corrupt streets of London. He discovers that in the pattern of the quincunx lies a solution to his inheritance and the chaos surrounding him.
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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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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
"You read the first page and down you wonderfully fall, into a long, large, wide world of fiction."
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0140132481
- ISBN 13 9780140132489
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages1216
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