Set in Paris, India and Calcutta, this delightful picaresque adventure owes something to both Kim and Kidnapped. Written in bracing C18th language by a genius.
A Street Shaken by Light: The Story of William Neilson, Volume 1
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£16.99
Edition:Hardback978191449510601/09/2022
Categories: 03. Summer Books 2022: Fiction, Fiction, Summer Books 2022
Tag: Historical Novels
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