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London (novel)
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London is a historical novel
by Edward Rutherfurd
, published in 1997. The story begins with the birth of the River Thames. It then moves to 54 BC and details the life of the young boy Segovax, a curious character with slightly webbed hands and a flash of white hair. It is this boy who becomes the ancestor of both the Ducket and Dogget families.
The novel spans two millennia leading up to the present time. It contains the families Ducket, Silversleeves, Bull, Barnikal, Carpenter, Meredith and Penny. This book includes colorful characters. For example: a Puritan character named O Be Joyful Carpenter.
Also the Virginia Pilot said of the novel:
Historical novel
According to Encyclopædia Britannica, a historical novel is-Development:An early example of historical prose fiction is Luó Guànzhōng's 14th century Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which covers one of the most important periods of Chinese history and left a lasting impact on Chinese culture.The...
by Edward Rutherfurd
Edward Rutherfurd
Edward Rutherfurd is a pen name for Francis Edward Wintle known primarily as a writer of epic historical novels...
, published in 1997. The story begins with the birth of the River Thames. It then moves to 54 BC and details the life of the young boy Segovax, a curious character with slightly webbed hands and a flash of white hair. It is this boy who becomes the ancestor of both the Ducket and Dogget families.
The novel spans two millennia leading up to the present time. It contains the families Ducket, Silversleeves, Bull, Barnikal, Carpenter, Meredith and Penny. This book includes colorful characters. For example: a Puritan character named O Be Joyful Carpenter.
Literary significance and reception
- "wide range of characters that the readers will either love or hate. ...all manner of people with all kinds of backgrounds. ... Rutherfurd is adept at showing how all classes throughout history, from slaves to kings, have contributed to London’s development".
Also the Virginia Pilot said of the novel:
- "With confidence and skill, Rutherfurd has separated those layers and produced a remarkable story of a great city. Once or twice the social, political and economic factors overshadow the fictional families, but that is almost inevitable when even the best fiction comes up against such an impressive spectrum of historical fact.".
Publication details
- 1997, UK, Century (ISBN 978-0712654197), Pub date ? May 1997, hardback (First edition)
- 1997, USA, Crown Pub (ISBN 978-0517591819), Pub date ? June 1997, hardback
- 1997, UK, Century (ISBN 978-0712678384), Pub date ? ? 1997, paperback
- 1998, USA, Fawcett Books (ISBN 978-0449002636), Pub date 30 April 1998, paperback
- 1998, UK, Arrow Books (ISBN 978-0099201915), Pub date 7 May 1998, paperback
- 2002, USA, Ballantine Books (ISBN 978-0345455680), Pub date 1 November 2002, paperback