书目

Lempriere's Dictionary

内容简介

ItiseighteenthcenturyLondonandJohnLempriere,ayoungscholar,iswritingadictionaryofclassicalmythologyinanattempttoexorcisethedemonsraisedbyhisfather'sbizarreandviolentdeath.Whiletendingtohisfather'sbusinessaffairs,Lemprierediscoversa150-year-oldconspiracythathaskepthisfamilyfromitsshareofthefabulouslywealthyEastIndiaCompany,BustasJohnbeginstountangletheyearsofmysteryanddeceit,peoplebegintodie,inwaysthatmirrortheverymythsheisresearching...

作者简介

LawrenceNorfolkwasborninLondonin1963.HereadEnglishatKing'sCollege,London,graduatingin1986.Hebeganteaching,studiedforaPh.D.,andworkedasafreelancewriteronanumberofreferencebooks,contributingarticlesandreviewstomagazinesandjournalsincludingtheTimesLiterarySupplement.Hehaswrittenthreenovels;Lempriere'sDictionary,Pope'sRhinocerosandIntheShapeofaBoar.

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