false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170678503m/67719.jpg 67719 10 <p>A tour de force in the tradition of <i>Hawksmoor</i> and <i>Chatterton</i>, Peter Ackroyd's new novel of deceit and betrayal is a witty reimagining of a great nineteenth-century Shakespeare forgery. Charles and Mary Lamb, who will achieve lasting fame as the authors of <i>Tales from Shakespeare</i> for children, are still living at their parents' home. Charles, an aspiring writer bored stiff by his job as a clerk at the East India Company, enjoys a drink or three too many each night at the local pub. His sister, Mary, is trapped in domesticity, caring for her ailing, dotty father and her maddening mother. The siblings' enchantment with Shakespeare provides a much-needed escape, and they delight in reading and quoting the great bard. When William Ireland, an ambitious young antiquarian bookseller, comes into their lives claiming to possess a 'lost' Shakespearean play, the Lambs can barely contain their excitement. As word of the amazing find spreads, scholars and actors alike beat a path to Ireland's door, and soon all of London is eagerly anticipating opening night of a star-studded production of the play. The perfect, lighthearted follow-up to Ackroyd's magnificent biography of Shakespeare, <i>The Lambs of London</i> transforms the real-life literary hoax into an ingenious, intriguing drama that will keep readers guessing right to the end. 2307959 2003 The Lambs of London: A Novel total:179|5:8|4:37|3:70|2:52|1:12| 179 514 426 44 2 0 false true Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 13:14:20 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 13:19:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:39:24 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:39:24 -0800 2009 Peter Ackroyd, author of London: The Biography and other historical novels, imbues his newest work, based on real people in 19th-century London, with Elizabethan flair. Filled with colorful characters, suspense, ambiguity, and wit, this tragicomedy offers a rich appreciation of literature and histo...

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I bought this book with high expectations. I read The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society and first learned about Charles and Mary Lamb when they ...more...]]> 3 0 false true Fri Nov 28 06:27:21 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 06:33:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 09:15:15 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 05 10:11:10 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 21 01:30:02 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 01:41:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Aug 05 11:13:30 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 11:13:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 23:25:03 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 00:35:48 -0700 2008
I think you really have to have some background knowledge about Shakespeare and his plays to really enjoy this book.

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There wasn't much to the book, yet I was disappointed by t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 07:45:49 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 09:19:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 23:05:41 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 23:08:37 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=67719