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Description edit
The acclaimed author of The Music of the Spheres works literary alchemy in this new novel set in 1609 London, where the quest to turn lead into gold drives men and women to acts of daring, deception--and even murder.
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Characters/People edit
- Ned Warriner: Add a description of this character.
- Francis Pelham
- Kate Pelham
- Robin
- Matthew
- John Lovett
- Ralegh
- Stephen Humphreys
- Cecil
- Sebastian
- Alice
- Lazarus
- Spenser
- Simon
- Revill
- Prince Henry
- Albertus
- Luke
- Pat
- Davey
- Alvaric Johnson
- Nicholas
- Master Tobias
- James
- John Dee
- Ashworth
- Duke
- Mansell
- Sarah Lovett
- Auriel
- Steen
- Underwood
- Master Pelham
- Duncan
- Waad
- Barclay
- Mapperley
- Phillips
- Elizabeth
Setting & Locations edit
- Northampton
- London
- Spain
- Deptford
- Shrewsbury
- England
- Whitehall
- Rose Alley
- Alsatia
- Ostend
- Netherlands
- Crab Lane
- France
- Cadiz
- East India Company
- Gravesend
- Prague
- Shoe Lane
- Europe
- Bride
- Wood Street Counter
- Holborn
- Arbella
- Cheapside
- East Indiamen
- Tower
- Pentinck
- Cobb
- Ise
- Banqueting Hall
- Bearward Lane
- Woad
- Whitefriars
First Sentence edit
It was two hours past midnight, and at London Bridge the gaunt wooden piers exposed to the moonlight showed that the tidal river, having duly ebbed, was about to turn.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Elizabeth Redfern (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0399151052
Page Count: 400
Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0399151052
Page Count: 400
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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