The Girl in the Steel Corset (2011) (edit title/settings)

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• Finley Jayne: Lead character. Sixteen year old working class girl in Victorian England. She is the daughter of the man who inspired the story of Jekyll and Hyde so she is dealing with a darker side of herself that has come about.
• Griffin King: Orphaned Duke of Greythorne. He's one of the most popular and rich among the society. And also very different...
• Sam Morgan: Griffin's best friend. Recently attacked by an automaton and is dealing with the trauma. Finds comfort in a stranger who has a robotic arm and can relate to how he is feeling.
• Emily O'Brien: Best girlfriend of Griffin's. Very intelligent and an amazing inventor. Irish and red head. Has a crush on Sam.
• Leonardo Garibaldi: A new friend of Sam's. Has a robotic arm so Sam can relate to him.
• Jack Dandy: Ruler of London's shadowy underworld and has an interest in Finley. Relation to Jack the Ripper when he was young?
• Felix August-Raynes: A rich boy known for being a trouble maker.
• Cordelia King-Ashworth: The Duke's Aunt and only Family left
• Jasper Renn: An American cowboy with a big secret & a little crush on Emily.
• Madame Tussaud: Not really in the book, although her wax museum is featured.
• Cordelia: Griffin's aunt. Lady Marsden. Can force herself into your head.
• Thomas Sheppard: Dead father of Finley. Scientist of sorts.
• The Machinist: A criminal mastermind who is behind many automaton crimes throughout London, who's being investigated by Griffin.
• Lady Gattersleigh: Add a description of this character.
• Lord Vincent
• Mrs. Dodsworth
• Miss Clarke
• Lady Morton
• Silas Burke
• Robert
• Mrs. Gale
• Helena King
• Mr. White
• Cassandra
• Mary Sheppard
• Jones
• Lord Morton
• Mrs. Brown
• Queen Victoria
• Leon Adamo
• Edward King
• Mr. Angus MacFarlane
• Victor Frankenstein
• Lady Phoebe

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• London
• Victoria
• Devon
• Hyde Park
• England
• Scotland

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Preceded by The Strange Case of Finley Jayne, and followed by The Girl in the Clockwork Collar.

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1. Kady Cross (Author)

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• Library of Congress: PZ
• Dewey: 813.6

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Violence abounds but is not overly graphic. One attempted assault at the beginning of the book, but again not overly graphic. Few kisses exchanged. Recommended: Grades 7 and up.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy

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• Kady Cross's Webpage

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