The Devil's Road
Published on 15. August 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
347 pages
978-1-910213-93-3 (ISBN)
Description
While draining a pond during work for the construction of the Stockton to Darlington Railway George Stephenson's workers discover a female corpse with a dagger between her ribs. Could it be Lady Beresford, a local baron's French wife who mysteriously disappeared 20 years ago? The identity of the victim is at the heart of Jean-Pierre Ohl's novel, a richly woven tapestry set during the rise of capitalism in England.
The Devil's Road has a Dickensian range of characters from the indolent lawyer Bailey, with a taste for Byron and madeira, his imperturbable clerk Snegg, the activist worker Davies and the 'Corporal', a veteran of the Napoleonic wars and Peterloo Massacre. There is even a role for the young Charles Dickens in this riveting story.
The Devil's Road has a Dickensian range of characters from the indolent lawyer Bailey, with a taste for Byron and madeira, his imperturbable clerk Snegg, the activist worker Davies and the 'Corporal', a veteran of the Napoleonic wars and Peterloo Massacre. There is even a role for the young Charles Dickens in this riveting story.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambs
United Kingdom
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-910213-93-3 (9781910213933)
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