Cox, Michael
Meaning of night a confession The meaning of night Michael Cox. - 1st ed. - New York W.W. Norton 2006 - 703 pages illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Death of a stranger: October-November 1854 -- Phoebus rising: 1819-1848 -- Intermezzo: 1849-1853 -- Into the shadow: October 1853 -- The breaking of the seal: October-November 1853 -- The meaning of night: 1853-1855 -- Post scriptum -- Appendix: P. Rainsford Daunt: list of published works.
"The atmosphere of Bleak House, the sensuous thrill of Perfume, and the mystery of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell all combine in a story of murder, deceit, love, and revenge in Victorian England. "After killing the red-haired man, I took myself off to Quinn's for an oyster supper." So begins the "enthralling" (Booklist, starred review) and "ingenious" (Boston Globe) story of Edward Glyver, booklover, scholar, and murderer. As a young boy, Glyver always believed he was destined for greatness. A chance discovery convinces him that he was right: greatness does await him, along with immense wealth and influence. Overwhelmed by his discovery, he will stop at nothing to win back a prize that he knows is rightfully his. Glyver's path to reclaim his prize leads him from the depths of Victorian London, with its foggy streets, brothels, and opium dens, to Evenwood, one of England's most beautiful and enchanting country houses, and finally to a consuming love for the beautiful but enigmatic Emily Carteret. His is a story of betrayal and treachery, of death and delusion, of ruthless obsession and ambition. And at every turn, driving Glyver irresistibly onward, is his deadly rival: the poet-criminal Phoebus Rainsford Daunt. The Meaning of Night is an enthralling novel that will captivate readers right up to its final thrilling revelation."--Publisher's website. Convinced that he is destined for great wealth, power, and influence, Edward Glyver will do anything to reclaim a prize that is rightfully his, including a showdown with his rival, poet-criminal Phoebus Rainsford Daunt.
0393062031 9780393062038 9780393330342
9780393062038
2006018941
2000-2099
Murderers--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
English fiction--21st century.
Man-woman relationships
London (England)--Fiction.
England--London
PR6103.O976 / M43 2006
Cox 2
Meaning of night a confession The meaning of night Michael Cox. - 1st ed. - New York W.W. Norton 2006 - 703 pages illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Death of a stranger: October-November 1854 -- Phoebus rising: 1819-1848 -- Intermezzo: 1849-1853 -- Into the shadow: October 1853 -- The breaking of the seal: October-November 1853 -- The meaning of night: 1853-1855 -- Post scriptum -- Appendix: P. Rainsford Daunt: list of published works.
"The atmosphere of Bleak House, the sensuous thrill of Perfume, and the mystery of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell all combine in a story of murder, deceit, love, and revenge in Victorian England. "After killing the red-haired man, I took myself off to Quinn's for an oyster supper." So begins the "enthralling" (Booklist, starred review) and "ingenious" (Boston Globe) story of Edward Glyver, booklover, scholar, and murderer. As a young boy, Glyver always believed he was destined for greatness. A chance discovery convinces him that he was right: greatness does await him, along with immense wealth and influence. Overwhelmed by his discovery, he will stop at nothing to win back a prize that he knows is rightfully his. Glyver's path to reclaim his prize leads him from the depths of Victorian London, with its foggy streets, brothels, and opium dens, to Evenwood, one of England's most beautiful and enchanting country houses, and finally to a consuming love for the beautiful but enigmatic Emily Carteret. His is a story of betrayal and treachery, of death and delusion, of ruthless obsession and ambition. And at every turn, driving Glyver irresistibly onward, is his deadly rival: the poet-criminal Phoebus Rainsford Daunt. The Meaning of Night is an enthralling novel that will captivate readers right up to its final thrilling revelation."--Publisher's website. Convinced that he is destined for great wealth, power, and influence, Edward Glyver will do anything to reclaim a prize that is rightfully his, including a showdown with his rival, poet-criminal Phoebus Rainsford Daunt.
0393062031 9780393062038 9780393330342
9780393062038
2006018941
2000-2099
Murderers--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
English fiction--21st century.
Man-woman relationships
London (England)--Fiction.
England--London
PR6103.O976 / M43 2006
Cox 2