Sophie and the Sibyl : a Victorian romance
Duncker, Patricia, 1951-2015
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Berlin, September 1872. The Duncker brothers, Max and Wolfgang, own a thriving publishing business in the city. Clever, irresponsible Max is as fond of gambling and brothels as the older, wiser, Wolfgang is of making a profit. When Max's bad habits get out of hand, Wolfgang sends him to the Spa town of Homburg, to dance attendance upon a celebrity author - the enigmatic Sibyl, also known as George Eliot. As enthralling and intelligent as her books, she soon has Max bewitched. Yet Wolfgang has an ulterior motive: for his brother to consider Sophie von Hahn, daughter of a wealthy family friend, as a potential wife.
Main title:
Sophie and the Sibyl : a Victorian romance / Patricia Duncker.
Author:
Duncker, Patricia, 1951-, author
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2015.London : Bloomsbury, 2015.
Collation:
291 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781408860526 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.92GEN
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1723111