false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172446302m/177076.jpg 177076 19 "After killing the red-haired man, I took myself off to Quinn's for an oyster supper." So begins the extraordinary story of Edward Glyver: booklover, scholar, and murderer. As a young boy, Glyver always believed he was destined for greatness. A chance discovery convinces him that he was right: greatness does await him, along with immense wealth and influence. Overwhelmed by his discovery, he will stop at nothing to win back a prize that he knows is rightfully his. Glyver's path to reclaim his prize leads him from the depths of Victorian London, with its foggy streets, brothels, and opium dens, to Evenwood, one of England's most beautiful and enchanting country houses, and finally to a consuming love for the beautiful but enigmatic Emily Carteret. His is a story of betrayal and treachery, of death and delusion, of ruthless obsession and ambition. And at every turn, driving Glyver irresistibly onward, is his deadly rival: the poet-criminal Phoebus Rainsford Daunt. <I>The Meaning of Night</I> is an enthralling novel that will captivate readers right up to its final thrilling revelation. The atmosphere of <i>Bleak House</i>, the sensuous thrill of <i>Perfume</i>, and the mystery of <i>Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell</i> all combine in a story of murder, deceit, love, and revenge in Victorian England. 3340369 book 17 8 2006 The Meaning of Night: A Confession total:1093|5:212|4:388|3:319|2:129|1:45| 1093 3872 2060 334 5 7 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 09 04:34:19 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 28 08:43:56 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 3 false true Thu Dec 20 13:26:13 -0800 2007 Wed Feb 20 19:08:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Apr 12 13:18:01 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 12 14:26:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 4 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 03 10:07:50 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 19 12:00:44 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jul 01 14:04:15 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 14:04:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Apr 21 22:25:58 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 15:50:21 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 22:25:44 -0700 2008
While the story never leaves England, it has an epic feel. It follows the cursed life of Edward Glyver from birth in Dorset to...more...]]> 2 2 false false Mon Aug 20 08:05:25 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 02 08:11:00 -0700 2007
A very long story... I haven't had the time to finish this yet. i'm still on the part where I can't understand what his purpose is. =) hopefully, i'll be a...more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 06:39:11 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 12:38:56 -0700 2008
This book was like the love child of Dickens and Austen, which is then orphanned and left to be raised by a commune of varrious victorian era British melodramatists. It took at least 100 pages be...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 20:10:22 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 07:33:02 -0700 2009
As I'm reading this book I'm amazed at the complete aura of mystery--from the stated concept of the book to the story itself. I don't read much mystery so I'm easily fooled. This link gives great author information--http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/bo...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 20 17:25:09 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 20 17:31:33 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 06:24:50 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 06:25:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 22 18:37:52 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 18:52:12 -0700 2009
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The reasoning behind this cold-blooded murder is soon revealed in the opening pages. The killer, Edward Glyver aka Glapthorn, confesses to the killing and others he has planned.

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This is another book which is, in a way, hard for me to review. The book was not without its flaws. In many ways I can think of more negative things to say about the book than positive ones - but, despite that, I still liked it. I didn't love it, and I wouldn't rave about it or s...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 04 15:55:28 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 09:41:50 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 15:55:28 -0700 2009 long. None of my copy's pages were folded back or otherwise disguised in any way. Straightforwardly, and in accordance with the full embrace of its Victorian genre, this is a lengthy, drawn-out book. You can access a singular, telling c...more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 07:25:33 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 07:58:13 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 21:04:18 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 12:07:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=177076