The House of Doctor Dee

The House of Doctor Dee

by PeterAckroyd (Author)

Synopsis

This novel centres on the famous 16th-century alchemist and astrologer John Dee. Reputedly a black magician, he was imprisoned by Queen Mary for allegedly attempting to kill her through sorcery. When Matthew Palmer inherits an old house in Clerkenwell, he feels that he has become part of its past.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: New
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 28 Jul 1994

ISBN 10: 0140171177
ISBN 13: 9780140171174

Author Bio
Novelist, biographer and poet Peter Ackroyd was born in London on 5 October 1949. He won the duplex Whitbread Novel prize and Guardian Fiction Prize for his novel Hawksmoor in 1988.