| Edition |
1st U.S. ed. |
| Description |
288 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
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age Children |
| Summary |
In 1783 London, the destiny of an orphaned boy and girl becomes intertwined as the boy, Cirrus Flux, is pursued by a sinister woman mesmerized, a tiny man with an all-seeing eye, and a skull-collecting scoundrel, all of whom believe that he possesses an orb containing a divine power. |
| Note |
Originally published: London : Penguin Books, 2009. |
| Contents |
The gallows tree -- The girl behind the curtain -- Blackguards! -- The house in Midas Row -- Mr. Leechcraft -- Twelve years earlier -- The House of Mesmerism -- Black Mary's hole -- Across London -- The dark room -- The silver timepiece -- Twelve years earlier -- The boy who did not exist -- The face at the window -- Cirrus, alone -- The scioptric eye -- The hall of wonders -- The moon-sail -- Eleven years earlier -- The halcyon bird -- The hanging boy -- The fallen angel -- The celestial chamber -- Escape! -- The breath of God -- H-O-P-E. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Phyllis Fantauzzo. |
| Subject |
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
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Orphans. |
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Paranormal fiction.
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Paranormal fiction. |
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Adventure stories.
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Adventure stories. |
| Genre/Form |
Adventure stories.
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| Subject |
Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820 -- Juvenile fiction.
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London (England) -- History -- 18th century -- Juvenile fiction.
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London (England) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction.
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England -- London. |
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Great Britain. |
| Chronological Term |
1700-1820 |
| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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History.
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Juvenile works.
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Adventure fiction.
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Fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780385733816 |
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038573381X |
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9780385903981 (glb ; alkaline paper) |
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0385903987 (glb ; alkaline paper) |
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0440421691 (trade paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780440421696 (trade paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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