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The last Dickens a novel

Boston, 1870. When news of Charles Dickens's untimely death reaches the office of his struggling American publisher, Fields & Osgood, partner James Osgood sends Daniel Sand to take possession of the unfinished novel. When Sand is killed, Osgood and Rebecca Sand journey to England determined...

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Main Author: Pearl, Matthew.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Random House, 2009.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Osgood, James R. > (James Ripley), > 1836-1892 > Fiction.
Dickens, Charles, > 1812-1870 > Manuscripts > Fiction.
Publishers and publishing > Fiction.
London (England) > Fiction.
Historical fiction > England.
Mystery fiction > England.
Summary: Boston, 1870. When news of Charles Dickens's untimely death reaches the office of his struggling American publisher, Fields & Osgood, partner James Osgood sends Daniel Sand to take possession of the unfinished novel. When Sand is killed, Osgood and Rebecca Sand journey to England determined to recover the manuscript and stop a murderous mastermind.
Physical Description: 386 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9781400066568 (acid-free paper)
1400066565 (acid-free paper)
Author Notes: Matthew Pearl received a degree in English and American Literature from Harvard University in 1997 and a law degree from Yale Law School in 2000. He writes novels including The Dante Club, The Poe Shadow, and The Last Dickens. He has also taught literature and creative writing at Harvard University and Emerson College.

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