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The Arcanum
Janet Gleeson
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Description for The Arcanum
Paperback. Presents the backdrop to one of the most strange and compelling episodes in European cultural and scientific history. This is a tale of genius and greed, of demonic cruelty and exquisite beauty, of the best and worst of which man is capable. It also presents the story of the invention of European porcelain. Num Pages: 288 pages, map, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 204.
Imprisoned in a fairy-tale castle and under constant threat of execution by his ruthless captor an 18th century apothecary struggled to realize the alchemist's dream. His name was Johann Frederick Bottger. But instead of transforming base metal into gold he was to discover the formula for something even more exotic and elusive, a substance so precious it was known as 'white gold'. And it was a formula for which others were prepared to lie, cheat, steal and even kill to possess.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780553506921
SKU
V9780553506921
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About Janet Gleeson
Janet Gleeson is the author of works of fiction and nonfiction which have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Her books include The Arcanum, which was Radio 4 Book of the Week and a Sunday Times bestseller, The Money Maker, An Aristocratic Affair and The Lifeboat Baronet, as well as three historical crime novels. She has a BA ... Read more
Reviews for The Arcanum
The number one bestseller 'Breathtaking...a story which has everything: greed, wars, revolution, financial chicanery, industrial sabotage, betrayal and bloodshed'
Guardian
'The author's background research is as admirable as her storytelling...intended to be the next Longitude, and it deserves to be'
Country Life
'Extremely readable...worthy of Dumas, a rich brew of jealousy, betrayal and industrial espionage...fascinating'
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Guardian
'The author's background research is as admirable as her storytelling...intended to be the next Longitude, and it deserves to be'
Country Life
'Extremely readable...worthy of Dumas, a rich brew of jealousy, betrayal and industrial espionage...fascinating'
... Read more