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An ivy league murder, a mysterious coded manuscript, and the secrets of a Renaissance prince collide memorably in The Rule of Four —a brilliant work of fiction that weaves together suspense and scholarship, high art and unimaginable treachery. It's Easter at Princeton. Seniors are... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Thomas Corelli Sullivan (Tom): The narrator of the story, is the son of a professor who had dedicated his life to the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. Throughout the novel, he struggles between being fascinated by the book and trying to pull away from the obsession that drew a rift between his father and his mother and is now causing discord between him and his girlfriend.
- Paul Harris: A brilliant young scholar who is writing his undergraduate thesis on the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. He has spent all four of his undergraduate years studying the book and is close to a breakthrough.
- Katie Marchand: Tom's girlfriend
- Charlie: Add a description of this character.
- Vincent Taft
- Gil
- Francesco Colonna
- Leonardo
- Richard Curry
- Bill Stein
- Donato
- Parker Hassett
- Mrs. Freeman
- Rodrigo
- Dod
- Terragni
- Brooks
- Mrs. Lockhart
- Michelangelo
- Joseph
- Alberti
- Dickinson
- Donald Morgan
- Tara
- Sam
- Jenny Harlow
- Mary Shelley
- Anna
- Henderson
- Cesare
- Hogue
- Galen
First Sentence edit
Like many of us, I think, my father spent the measure of his life piecing together a story he would never understand.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1 -30
Series & Lists edit
This is book 9 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 2004. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Trace, and followed by The Da Vinci Code Special Illustrated Collector's Edition.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Dell
Country: USA
Publication Date: June 28, 2005
ISBN: 9780440241355
Page Count: 464
Publisher: Dell
Country: USA
Publication Date: June 28, 2005
ISBN: 9780440241355
Page Count: 464
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3603.A435 R85 2004
- Dewey: 813.6
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