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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.

ISBN-13

9781910213933

ISBN-10

1910213934

Weight

2.31 Pounds

Dimensions

5.25 x 1.25 x 7.00 In

List Price

$17.99

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

345 pages

Publisher

Dedalus Limited

Published On

2020-02-14



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