The roses of Picardie / / Simon Raven

• Autore: Raven Simon
• Pubblicazione: Kelly Bray, Cornwall, United Kingdom : , : House of Stratus, , 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (465 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Rubies; Horror tales; Suspense fiction
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover Page ; Author Page ; Simon Raven all Published by House of Stratus; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Part One: Temporal Princes; Mystery of The Impasse Diane ; The Case of The Dead Gamester; The Case of The Dead Gamester Part II; The Case of The Dead Gamester Part III; Part Two: Gentlemen in Attendance ; Part Three: A Beast in View ; Chapter I: Cloister with Yew Tree ; Chapter II: Garden with Cypress ; Part Four: Landscape with Hermits ; Part Five: The Abbé Valcabriers' Scrapbook ; Part Six: The Gods of the Shore ; Part Seven: The Relict ; Part Eight: The Cloister of Saint Trophîme ; Part Nine: Au Bord des Tombes Part Ten: De Profundis ; Simon Raven ; Morning Star; The Face of the Waters; Before the Cock Crow; New Seed For Old; Blood of My Bone; In the Image of God
• Sommario/riassunto: A string of long-lost and cursed rubies gives the title to this highly imaginative tale. Jacquiz Helmut and Balbo Blakeney, among other eccentric characters, pursue the jewels across four countries and eight centuries. Horror, intrigue and high comedy shape the story as it races towards an unforgettable climax.
• Titolo autorizzato: The roses of Picardie
• ISBN: 0-7551-5396-0; 0-7551-3001-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910160350003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II