A chronicle of the breathtaking exploits of "Half-Cocked Jack" Shaftoe -- London street urchin-turned-legendary swashbuckling adventurer -- risking life and limb for fortune and love while slowly maddening from the pox. . . and Eliza, rescued by Jack from a Turkish harem to become spy, confidante, and pawn of royals in order to reinvent a contentious continent through the newborn power of finance. --back cover
King of the Vagabonds
The Baroque Cycle #2
This book might be part of the The Baroque Cycle #2 series.
mass market paperback, 377 Seiten
Sprache: English
Am 3. Januar 2006 von HarperTorch veröffentlicht.
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- ISBN:
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978-0-06-083317-6
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- OCLC-Nummer:
- 64576653
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Themen
- Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727 -- Fiction.
- Kings and rulers -- Succession -- Fiction.
- Scientists -- Crimes against -- Fiction.
- Counterfeiters -- Fiction.
- Criminals -- Fiction.
- Great Britain -- History -- Anne, 1702-1714 -- Fiction.
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