Antonia hodgson w as born and grew up in derby and studied english at the university of leeds. The author based her account on a memoir written in the time period by a debtor who lived there and includes the actual scoundrels who ruled the castle in those treacherous years. I read far too late into the night, unable to put this book down. A wonderfully convincing picture of the seamier side of eighteenthcentury life. She graduated with a degree in english literature from leeds university in. London, 1727 and tom hawkins is about to fall from his heaven of card games, brothels and coffeehouses to the hell of a debtors prison. Pain shrieked through my head and i almost passed out again. The devil in the marshalsea large print book, 2015. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the devil in the marshalsea. The marshalsea is a savage world of its own, with simple. It was also shortlisted for the cwa first book award and was named one of the top ten mystery thrillers of 2014 by publishers weekly.
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Hodgson serves up a rare delight in this story of a young mans desperate endeavors in the debtors prison of marshalsea in london in the early 1700s. The devil in the marshalsea is the first in a historical crime series by antonia hodgson, featuring tom hawkins. The devil in the marshalsea kindle edition by hodgson. The devil in the marshalsea ebook by antonia hodgson. The devil in the marshalsea antonia hodgson august 27, 2014 books antonia hodgson august 2014 books historical mysteries london, 1727 and tom hawkins is about to fall from his heaven of card games, brothels and coffeehouses into the hell of a. For a moment i thought i was home, in my little garret room on greek street. The devil in the marshalsea by antonia hodgson, 9781444775433, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The devils bible codex gigas the secrets of the worlds largest book at the beginning of the th century, a remarkable literary work was created in bohemia. Aug 22, 2014 the devil in the marshalsea had me glued to the pages well into the wee hours of the night. A twisting mystery, a dazzling evocation of early 18th century london, the devil in the marshalsea is a thrilling debut novel full of intrigue and suspense.
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