The Collegians: Crime Classics - Brossura

Griffin, Gerald

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1843548550 ISBN 13: 9781843548553

Casa editrice: Atlantic Books, 2008

Riassunto

A romantic melodrama set in rural Ireland in the early 19th century, this complex story of love, rivalry, secrecy, and betrayal, based on a real case of 1829, was one of the most successful thrillers of its dayYoung Hardress Cregan is a collegian and a rogue, with a wicked, roving eye. Although he is courting his wealthy cousin Anne, he has also embarked on a passionate love affair with the lowlybut very beautifulEily O'Connor. Hardress knows that his family would never approve of this match and he should abandon his new fancy, but his lust overwhelms his conscience and he embarks on a fatal deceptionsecretly marrying Eily, while succumbing to his mother's machinations and becoming engaged to Anne. How will Hardress extricate himself from this dilemma? Together with his hunchback half-brother, Danny Mann, he hatches a deadly conspiracy. Originally published in 1829, and inspired by a celebrated criminal case, this novel was a sensation in its day, making Killarney a tourist attraction, and its thrilling plotinvolving love, rivalry, secrecy, and betrayalinspiring many imitations.

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Gerald Griffin (18031840) was an Irish novelist, poet, and playwright.Robert Giddings is an eminent literary critic who reviews for such publications as theGuardian, the New Statesman, and the Sunday Times.

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• Editore: Atlantic Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1843548550
• ISBN 13: 9781843548553
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 479