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The American Boy Author: nterweaving real and fictional elements, The American Boy is a major new literary historical crime novel in the tradition of An Instance of the Fingerpost and Possession. England 1819: Thomas Shield, a new master at a school just outside London, is tutor to a young American boy and the boy's sensitive best friend, Charles Frant. Drawn to Frant's... more »
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A crime has been committed in a boy's school in 19th century England. Edgar Allan Poe plays a small role in the story.
Top notch, well-written, perfectly researched for period and characters. Edgar Allan Poe has a strong part and for that alone is worth the cost of admission. I finished this almost 500 page book in one sitting.
Genres:
- Literature & Fiction >> Genre Fiction >> Historical
- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense >> Mystery >> Historical