Matthew Plampin: The Street Philosopher, Kartoniert / Broschiert
The Street Philosopher
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- Verlag:
- HarperCollins, 09/2009
- Einband:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9780007272440
- Artikelnummer:
- 2215662
- Umfang:
- 514 Seiten
- Copyright-Jahr:
- 2009
- Gewicht:
- 327 g
- Maße:
- 198 x 128 mm
- Stärke:
- 35 mm
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 3.9.2009
- Hinweis
-
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Beschreibung
An elegant, powerful novel, set in Victorian England, a time not so different from our own...
Ambitious young journalist Thomas Kitson arrives at the battlefields of the Crimea as the London Courier's man on the ground. It is a dangerous place, full of the worst horrors of war but Kitson is determined to make his mark. Under the tutelage of his hard-bitten Irish boss Cracknell, and assisted by artist Robert Styles, he sets about exposing the incompetence of the army generals.
Two years later, as Sebastopol burns, Thomas returns to England under mysterious circumstances. Desperate to forget the atrocities of the Crimea, he takes a job as a 'street philosopher', a society writer reporting on the gossip of the day. But on the eve of the great Art Treasures Exhibition, as Manchester prepares to welcome Queen Victoria, Thomas's past returns to haunt him in the most horrifying way...
Klappentext
A powerful novel, set in Victorian England, perfect for fans of THE INTERPRETATION OF MURDER and THE SHADOW OF THE WIND. Ambitious young journalist Thomas Kitson arrives at the battlefields of the Crimea as the London Courier's man on the ground. It is a dangerous place, but Kitson is determined to make his mark. Two years later, as Sebastopol burns, Thomas returns to England under mysterious circumstances. Desperate to forget the atrocities of the Crimea, he takes a job as a 'street philosopher', a society writer reporting on the gossip of the day. But Thomas's past returns to haunt him in the most horrifying way...
Biografie
Matthew Plampin wurde 1975 geboren und wuchs in Essex auf. Er studierte englische Literatur und Kunstgeschichte an der Universität von Birmingham und promovierte am Courtauld Institute of Art in London. Hauptberuflich arbeitet er als Dozent für die Kunst und Architektur des 19. Jahrhunderts.
