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by Charles Palliser (Author) "It must have been late autumn of that year, and probably it was towards dusk for the sake of being less conspicuous ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 800 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books; Reprint edition (Jan 1991)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0345371135
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345371133
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 14.5 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 566,648 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best of its Kind, 15 Mar 2006
This review is from: The Quincunx: The Inheritance of John Huffam (Paperback)
In response to an earlier review, I have just reached the point where I can read this again, 10 years after first reading it, and I can confirm that it just gets better with time. Wilkie Collins, Dickens, Conan Doyle are all pastiched wonderfully and knowingly in this book, but with a level of interpretation which eludes all but the most observant readers on first reading - myself included. I finished the book on first reading with the nagging feeling that the understanding the narrator arrives at by the end is missing something important - and the joy reading this the second time around is tracking this hidden plot beneath the explicit plot. With the apparent revival of interest in the Victorian mystery in recent years - witness the success of Fingersmith, another great read - I am amazed that this masterpiece is relatively little known. Perhaps it is the 1200 pages that put off casual readers? If you are willing to lose yourself completely for weeks or months, this is the book to do it in.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, 11 Feb 2007
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This is breathtakingly good. I literally couldn't stop reading - in fact one morning last week I took the absurd step of setting my alarm an hour early so I could get my fix before starting the day. I came to The Quincunx circuitously, having loved The Crimson Petal and The White, The Meaning of Night, and a slew of other Victorian semi-pastiches. This knocks them all into a cocked hat - not only is it vastly superior to any of them, but it's a work of sheer imaginative brilliance in its own right, regardless of when it might be set. I couldn't recommend it more - but be prepared to set aside days of your life, because it's compulsive, up-till-three reading.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Quincunx, 31 Jan 2006
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1,200+ pages - daunting but I was going on holiday. I read it within four days and could not put it down. It is and will remain as one of my most memorable reads. As another reviewer said "I can't wait to read it again"
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