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Montmorency (SIGNED)
Montmorency (SIGNED)
Price:
£14.99 / $22.49
Format:
UK 1/1 HARDBACK
Signed:
Yes
Publisher:
Schoolastic
ISBN:
0-439-97815-7
In stock:
2
First edition, first printing of the UK hardback.
The author is Eleanor Updale, and the title of the novel is "Montmorency" - which is also the name of the main character of the tale. There will be follow up titles in the "Montmorency" series, though at this stage it is unclear how many. The second book in the series will be called "Montmorency on the Rocks" - at this stage that is all we know.
I found it to be an excellent read - a definite winner for fans of Victorian London, and all that we imagine living in that era was like. Early reviews have been very favourable....to quote Stephen Fry from the front cover....."..one of the most original, witty and delicious books to have arrived for a very long time.....macabre, funny, suspenseful and humane.....a unique and brilliant fable that is set to become an instant classic."
Onto the tale................
"When a petty thief falls through a glass roof trying to escape the police, what should have been the death of him marks the beginning of a whole new life. For he is chosen as a medical guinea pig for the Royal Society, where he comes across some very interesting information - a map of Sir Joseph Bazalgette's new sewage system for Victorian London.
Memorising the system and adopting the affections of the rich young gentlemen of the Society, the thief uses his knowledge to become the most elusive burglar in Victorian London. From now on, he will have two identitiles: Scarper, servant, and sewer-rat, robbing jewels and making his escape by the underground labyrinth that lies beneath London, and Montmorency: a fashionable, wealthy gentleman.
But Montmorency's new existence is fraught with danger - can he pull off the transformation and keep his secret safe...?"
Signed by the author directly onto the title page.
