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A dazzling twistandturn novel, set in 18th century london, the devil in the marshalsea is a thrilling debut. Attempting to bury his past, and his senses, in card games and coffee houses, tom lands in the marshalsea a debtors gaol, notorious for its horrid conditions and dripping with corruption. The devil in the marshalsea, antonia hodgson girl with. In 1727, a murder occurs in the marshalsea debtors prison in london, and a recently incarcerated prisoner is promised his freedom if he finds the killer. The devil in the marshalsea by antonia hodgson published by houghton mifflin harcourt on 2014 genres. The devil in the marshalsea tom hawkins, book 1 by antonia hodgson book cover, description, publication history. The devil in the marshalsea by antonia hodgson paperback. A dazzling evocation of a startlingly modern era, the devil in the marshalsea is a thrilling debut novel full of intrigue and suspense. Editions of the devil in the marshalsea by antonia hodgson. It is seen as the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.
Thus for example, it is the devil who is responsible for western emancipation. One of the features of the 18th century world was the lack of regulation of business. Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site. A conspiracy of paper may have piqued my interest in historical fiction, but it was the devil in the marshalsea that really convinced me to start writing it myself. All the fiction books contained in my library including kindle. Jun 10, 2014 the devil in the marshalsea is the first in a historical crime series by antonia hodgson, featuring tom hawkins. Antonia hodgson proves with this first novel that she is at a stroke one of the most able of crime writers. 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 debtors prison. Antonia hodgson born 1971 is a british historical crime writer and publisher life. The hebrew word that in some bibles is translated lucifer means shining one.
The devil in the marshalsea by antonia hodgson thebookbag. The devil in the marshalsea what is impressive is that this is the authors debut novel where most of the action takes place in the infamous marshalsea jail. Historical fiction is not one of my favorite genres, but i found this debut novel to. Winner of the cwa historical dagger award 2014, set in 1727, the devil in the marshalsea follows the gentleman thomas hawkins. Learn the major plot points and story structure of devil in the marshalsea by by antonia hodgson.
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Fascinating material, well defined characters and a page turner. But theres a sense of honor there too, and tom wont pull family strings to get himself out of debtnot even when faced with the appalling horrors of londons notorious debtors prison. The guardian historical fiction just doesnt get any better than this. The ghost of a recently murdered prisoner asks to meet with tom. The devil is regarded as an omnipresent entity, permanently inciting humans into sin, but can be pushed away by remembering the name god. Antonia hodgson, editorinchief of little, brown, is to leave the company after 23 years to focus fulltime on her career as a writer. An instance of the fingerpost ebook written by iain pears. May 22, 2014 the devil in the marshalsea by antonia hodgson there is always money to be made out of debt, and the eponymous setting of antonia hodgsons splendid debut, the devil in the marshalsea hodder. She graduated with a degree in english literature from leeds university in 1994 and she went to work for harcourt, brace.
Im sure theres something in this list to suit everyones taste as ive tried cover a wide range of genres. The devil is regarded as an external entity, threatening the everyday life of the believer, even in social aspects of life. The power of words isnt lost on longstanding americana triumvirate the devil makes three pete bernhard, lucia turino, and cooper mcbean. Antonia hodgson to leave little, brown after 23 years. An instance of the fingerpost by iain pears books on. The marshalsea of 1727 is not the same one from the dickens novels but is a place where all those in debt were locked up until their debt was paid.
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