설명
A fascinating, unusual and seductive historical novel by the bestselling author of The Long Firm.In a Parisian restaurant, Aleister Crowley, the notorious occultist, chances on Major-General Sir Hector once one of the greatest heroes of the British Empire, now facing ruin in a shocking scandal — and vulnerable to Crowley's curious offer of help. An extraordinary night of transgression and revelation ensues . . .Probing beneath the surface of Victorian conformity, this is an enthralling tale of imperialism, sexuality and the nature of belief, which captures a world on the brink of a brutal new era.
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형식
페이퍼백
페이지
298 페이지
언어
영어
출판됨
1월 1, 2010
출판사
Sceptre
판본
판본 3개
ISBN-10
0340922710
ISBN-13
9780340922712