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Description edit
Jane Austen is enjoying August, 1806, among Derbyshire's craggy peaks, sparkling streams, and cavernous gorges. That is, until she discovers the corpse of a young gentleman whose blond curls and delicate features suggest the face of an angel. More shocking still is the coroner's revelation:... read more
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Characters edit
- Jane Austen: The writer, and protagonist.
- Edward Cooper: Jane's first cousin, rector of Hamstall Ridware. Lover of hymns.
- George Hemming: An old friend of Mr. Cooper's. A solicitor from Bakewell.
- Cassandra Austen: Jane's sister.
- Michael Tivey: A surgeon, and a coroner, and a blacksmith.
- Charles Danforth: Master of Penfolds Hall, and a Freemason.
- Tess Arnold: A Stillroom Maid at Penfolds Hall
- Augusta Haskell: Housekeeper at Penfolds Hall.
- Sir James Villiers: Justice of the Peace for Bakewell.
- Andrew Danforth: Younger brother of Charles.
- Lady Harriet: Daughter of the Duke of Devonshire, 21.
- Lord Harold Trowbridge: Add a description of this character.
- Jennet Arnold: sister of Tess Arnold
First Sentence edit
Mr. Edward Cooper--rector of Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, Fellow of All Souls, devoted supplicant before his noble patron, Sir George Mumps, and my first cousin--is possessed of a taste for hymns.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1: The Butterfly and the Stone
Chapter 2: The Devil of Water Street
Chapter 3: A Turn at Fancy Dress
Chapter 4: The Witch of Penfolds Hall
Chapter 5: A Consultation with the Solicitor
Chapter 6: The Curse of the Damned
Chapter 7: Old Friends Well Met
Chapter 8: A Period of Mourning
Chapter 9: A Fine House Richly Furnished
Chapter 10: Among the Serpents, and the Stag
Chapter 11: Enter the Usurper
Chapter 12: A Rough Justice
Chapter 13: A Sinner in the Night
Chapter 14: An Unlikely Story
Chapter 15: In the Footsteps of the Dead
Chapter 16: What the Sister Knew
Chapter 17: The Stillroom Book of Penfolds Hall
Chapter 18: A Natural History of Despair
Chapter 19: A Pleasure Party, Interrupted
Chapter 20: The Fate of Chamber Pots
Chapter 21: A Macabre Masquerade
Chapter 22: Lady Harriot's Celebration
Chapter 23: A Bit of Ivory Two Inches Wide
Chapter 24: Motives for Murder
Chapter 25: Playing Truant with Purpose
Chapter 26: Death Among the Rocks
Chapter 27: Dr. Bascomb of Buxton
Chapter 28: Cages We Cannot Help
Editor's Afterword
Series & Lists edit
This is book 5 of 11 in Jane Austen Mystery. (standard series)
Preceded by Jane and the Genius of the Place, and followed by Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Stephanie Barron (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: August 1, 2000
ISBN: 0553107348
Page Count: 288
Publisher: Bantam Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: August 1, 2000
ISBN: 0553107348
Page Count: 288
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Call no.: PS3563.A8357 J35 2000; LC control: 00037837
- Dewey: 823.54
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