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Like the great Victorian novelists whose mantle she wears with such distinction, Anne Perry creates a rich and intimate world and fills it with remarkably vivid characters who experience the majesty--and shame--of the British Empire at its brilliant zenith. Now, in Brunswick Gardens, she... read more
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In affluent Brunswick Gardens the battle over Charles Darwin’s revolutionary theory of evolution intensifies as the respected Reverend Parmenter is boldly challenged by his beautiful assistant, Unity Bellwood, a ‘new woman’, whose feminism and aggressive Darwinism he finds appalling. When... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Thomas Pitt: Commander of the Bow Street police station Admirable in the way he sticks to his standards, stays true to himself, regardless of the danger. Married to Charlotte
- Reverend Ramsay Parmenter: Add a description of this character.
- Charlotte Pitt
- Vita Parmenter
- Dominic Corde
- Mallory Parmenter
- Clarice
- Tryphena
- Tellman
- Joshua
- Isadora
- Unity Bellwood
- Sarah
- Gracie
- Mr. Cornwallis
- Reginald
- Daniel
- Miss Braithwaite
- Wheatcroft
- Lady Emily Ashworth
- Stander
- Mr. Darwin
- Jenny
- Mrs. Underhill
- Mrs. Whickham
- Marshall
- Grandmama
- Mr. Landells
- Caroline
- Mrs. Henderson
- Jack
- Maddock
Setting & Locations edit
Series & Lists edit
This is book 18 of 28 in Charlotte and Thomas Pitt. (standard series)
Preceded by Ashworth Hall, and followed by Bedford Square.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Anne Perry (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Fawcett
Country: USA
Publication Date: March 1998
ISBN: 978-0449908457
Page Count: 389
Publisher: Fawcett
Country: USA
Publication Date: March 1998
ISBN: 978-0449908457
Page Count: 389
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
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