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Jack Maggs

Peter Carey

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What does he want after all these years, and why is he so interested in the comings and goings at a plush townhouse in Great Queen Street? And why is Jack himself an object of such interest to Tobias Oates, celebrated author, amateur hypnotist and fellow burglar - in this case of people's minds, of their histories and inner phantoms?

London,1837. Jack Maggs, raised and deported as a criminal, has returned from Australia, in secret and at great risk. What does he want after all these years, and why is he so interested in the comings and goings at a plush townhouse in Great Queen Street? And why is Jack himself an object of such interest to Tobias Oates, celebrated author, amateur hypnotist and fellow burglar - in this case of people's minds, of their histories and inner phantoms? A thrilling story of mesmerism and possession, of dangerous bargains and illicit love against the backdrop of Victorian London.

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
336
Publisher:
Faber & Faber
ISBN:
9780571270170
Published Date:
3/2/2011
Dimensions:
220mm x 130mm x 10mm
Weight:
400g
Category:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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