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Cargando... The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danverspor Mary Cholmondeley
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. These two stories, which were published anonymously, were highly acclaimed in their day and there was much speculation as to the author. The intricate plots and finely-drawn characters cannot be described without giving away the story. The vignettes of 19th century English country life are worth reading in their own right. The Danvers Jewels is a very brief proto-detective novel with a wonderfully clueless narrator. The sequel, Sir Charles Danvers, which takes up three-fourths of the book, is also wonderfully narrated (this time in a very witty third person) but is not a crime novel (though it does include crimes) but rather a romantic comedy of manners that doesn't stint on 19th-century sensation and quaint moral dilemmas. Especially likely to appeal to lovers of Anthony Trollope and/or Georgette Heyer. Cholmondeley's writing is a delight, and these stories don't deserve to have become so obscure. Recommended (and widely available as a free ebook)! sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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HTML: This double feature of two novels from English writer Mary Cholmondeley is an entertaining read. The Danvers Jewels, which was Cholmondeley's first published novel, is a humorous tale about a daring jewel heist. The second novel, Sir Charles Danvers, delves into the love life of one of the family members whose jewels were stolen in the first novel. .No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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