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From the author's website:After studying History at Oxford University, I began my journalistic career on a newspaper in my home town of Louth, in Lincolnshire. I progressed onto a London newspaper, where I became women's editor. From there I moved to become a feature writer on Bestmagazine. After two years I was made editor of a regional arts and listings publication. This was followed by another two years as deputy editor on Heritagemagazine. Motherhood meant a spell as a freelance, contributing to several national magazines, such as Country Homes & Interiors, Perfect Home and Woman's Journal, as well as newspapers such asThe Times, The Telegraph andThe Guardian.During this time I also worked as a literary publicist and for a documenta...more


If you sometimes glance at the headlines of today's scandal sheets or look at the so-called 'bonkbusters' that are best sellers, and you despair of our 21st century morals, I bring you glad tidings. There is nothing new under the sun and in 18th century Georgian England things were a hundred times worse (or better) depending on your personal preferences, than they are nowadays.

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Published on April 19, 2013 07:39 • 12 views • Tags: adrian-teal, c18th, cartoons, georgian, gin-lane, spoof
Average rating: 3.33 · 2,150 ratings · 361 reviews · 3 distinct works · Similar authors
The Anatomist's Apprentice ...
3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 2,040 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions
The Dead Shall Not Rest (Dr...
3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions
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0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2013

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“ so this is my collection of human body parts, Dr. Silkston," he said proudly, walking into the storeroom. "each organ is here fro a reason, a purpose. you see this one," he said, pointing to a cylinder containing what appeared to Thomas to be a section of a small intestine with a hole in it. "'Tis a duelist's jejunum. that is the bullet hole, right through the middle. and this, this is the Marquis of Rockingham's heart," he announced proudly. " he gave me a permission to have it a fore he died”
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“I am a wicked woman"
"how could you do anything wicked? tell me what it is that so distress you”
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“Tis no matter. just as long as you are here now”
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