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Description edit
Lucy Derrick is a young Regency woman of good breeding and poor finances: after the death of her father, she is forced to maintain a shabby dignity as an unwanted boarder with her unpleasant uncle, fending off marriage to the local mill owner, Mr. Olson. But her prospects of even that unwanted... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Miss Lucy Derrick: The novel's protagonist, a nineteen year old living under the care of her disinterested uncle and his vindictive housekeeper and looking for an escape from an arranged married.
- Jonas Morrison: A man Lucy once loved and who charmed her to run away with him which almost ruined her reputation
- George Gordon Byron: A charming nobleman and poet and stranger to Lucy who appears one dark night on her doorstep requesting a conversation with Lucy.
- Miss Mary Crawford: A beautiful woman who takes Lucy under her tutelage.
- Mrs. Quince: The housekeeper in Lucy's uncle's house who is unkind to Lucy
- Mr. Olson: Lucy's fiance whose impending marriage has been arranged by her uncle. He is the manager of a fabric mill.
- Mrs. Martha Buckles: Lucy's sister who is in an unhappy marriage
- Lady Harriett: A mysterious rich widow
- Mrs. Emmett: Mary Crawford's kind but strange servant
- Mr. William Buckles: Martha's husband, who inherited the entailment of Lucy and Martha's estate
- Mr. William Blake: William Blake, the poet and engraver
- Mr. Richard Lowell: Lucy's uncaring uncle who inherited the home of Lucy's father and wants little but a quiet life
- Miss Norah Gilley: One of Lucy's acquaintances
- Emily: Lucy's eldest sister who died suddenly
- Sophie Hyatt: A deaf girl enamored of Lord Byron
- Mr. Whitestone: A spirit in the house of Lady Harriet
- Ned Ludd: The mythical leader of the Luddite revolution
- Mr. Spencer Perceval: The prime minister of England
Organizations edit
- Luddites: Followers of alleged General Ned Ludd who objected to as evidenced by destruction of automatic looms recently introduced to textile mills which displaced skilled textile workers.
- Rosicrucians: A secret philosophical society that seeks ancient knowledge and wisdom. Jonas Morrison is one of its members.
First Sentence edit
The house was astir with activity, which was something most unusual, for its owner, Mr. Richard Lowell, preferred his home to reamin a very dour and torpid place.
Glossary edit
- Mutus Liber: An alchemical text published in France in the latter years of the 17th century
- revenant: Spirit of the dead brought back to life and given new flesh and made immortal; traditionally thought of as fairies.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in 2011 Published Books. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- David Liss (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4000-6896-8
Page Count: 399
Publisher: Random House
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4000-6896-8
Page Count: 399
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3562.I7814D37
- Dewey: 813
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