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It is 18th-century London and John Lempriere, a young scholar, is writing a dictionary of classical mythology in an attempt to exorcise the demons raised by his father's violent and bizarre death. While tending to his father's business affairs, Lempriere discovers a 150-year old conspiracy that has kept his family from its share of the fabulously wealthy East India Company. But as John begins to untangle the years of mystery and deceit, people begin to die, in ways that mirror the very myths he is researching.... An international best-seller and winner of the Somerset Maugham Prize, Lempriere's Dictionary is the debut novel from Lawrence Norfolk, one of England's most innovative, internationally acclaimed young authors.
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- Title
- Lemprière's Dictionary
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Lawrence Norfolk
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0517581841
- ISBN13
- 9780517581841
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Mystery Novels, Science Fiction, Murders, British Literature, England, Mythology, Great Britain, Mysterious, Mysteries, London, 18th century, Genealogy, Conspiracy, Steampunk, Immortality
- First published
- 1991
- Original title
- Lemprière’s dictionary
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- It is 18th-century London and John Lempriere, a young scholar, is writing a dictionary of classical mythology in an attempt to exorcise the demons raised by his father's violent and bizarre death. While tending to his father's business affairs, Lempriere discovers a 150-year old conspiracy that has kept his family from its share of the fabulously wealthy East India Company. But as John begins to untangle the years of mystery and deceit, people begin to die, in ways that mirror the very myths he is researching.... An international best-seller and winner of the Somerset Maugham Prize, Lempriere's Dictionary is the debut novel from Lawrence Norfolk, one of England's most innovative, internationally acclaimed young authors.