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Quicksilver

Paperback • 2003 • English • 1. edition

Quicksilver: volume one of the Baroque cycle

By Neal Stephenson

Part of the series Baroque cycle

2 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

This is the story of Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and courageous puritan, pursuing knowledge in the company of the great minds of the Baroque Age. It is a chronicle of the near-legendary exploits of Half-Cocked Jack Shaftoe, London street urchin turned swashbuckling adventurer, known to all as the King of the Vagabonds, as he risks life and limb for fortune and love while slowly going mad from the pox. And it is the story of Eliza, rescued by Jack from a Turkish harem to become spy, confi...Show more

Historical fiction

Book details

ISBN

9780434008933

Publisher

William Heinemann

Published year

2003

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Quicksilver

Format

Paperback

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