The dark lantern [electronic resource] : [a novel] / Gerri Brightwell.
The Bentley's London household is in a state of flux. The elderly matron is on her deathbed; so her son, recently returned from France, is acting as the new master of the house. While he is busy developing a reputation in anthropometry, the science of identifying criminals by body measurements, he is unaware of the secrets of the women in the household--the mysterious woman who claims to be the bride of his dead brother, the new maid from the country, and even his own wife--keep from him. A fascinating portrayal of nineteenth-century England and a page-turning mystery, The dark lantern exposes the genteel "upstairs" of a Victorian home, as well as the darker underside of its servants' quarters. The clash of these two classes makes for a suspenseful novel of mistaken identities, intriguing women, and dangerous deception.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781433234064 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- ISBN: 1433234068 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- Publisher: Ashland : Blackstone Audio, 2008.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 11:05:04. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Anne Flosnik. |
System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 159317 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject: | Women household employees > Fiction. Great Britain > History > Victoria, 1837-1901 > Fiction. London (England) > Fiction. Impostors and imposture > Fiction. |
Genre: | DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOK. Historical fiction. Mystery fiction. Audiobooks. |