The Silver Highways

by Malcolm MacDonald

A young Irishwoman sets out for London to seek her fortune and has a series of remarkable adventures involving lords, rogues, gamblers, and a brilliant young canal builder, in this eighteenth-century tale

495 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Also under the names:
Malcolm Ross-MacDonald
Malcolm Ross
M.R. O'Donnell

Reviews

[Marie Phillip · Rating 4 out of 5]

Certainly an original story. I enjoyed most of it, but could have done without all the scientific detail on canal locks. The author definitely knew about that. Maybe if this book were made into a movie, I would have understood and appreciated it more. (I almost never say that!)