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The Worms of Euston Square (Paperback)

by William Sutton (Author)
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  • Paperback: 362 pages
  • Publisher: Mercat Press (21 Aug 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 184183100X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841831008
  • Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.8 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 495,203 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Scotland on Sunday, 10 September 2006 http://living.scotsman.com/books.cfm?id=1335012006

genuinely funny ... Prose and interweaving plots built like
wrought-iron Victorian follies ... highly original and engaging debut
novel.

TheBookBag.co.uk

shines in its excellent evocation of Victorian London: a living,
breathing, stinking beast of a city, terrible and awe inspiring.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A cracking read..., 18 Nov 2006
By Hugh Davies-Webb "Altered State" (London) - See all my reviews
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I was a little suspicious of the title at first, and then I went to a book reading of 'The Worms', given by William Sutton, and I bought the book without hesitation. William Sutton does have an encyclopaedic knowledge of Victoriana, and an eye for detail. However, none of this would be of any consequence without a great plot and good characters. The book is both atmospheric and very readable. Thoroughly enjoyable. I await the next Campbell Lawless novel with anticipation!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best novel I've read in a long time..., 1 Oct 2006
By Robert Campbell (London) - See all my reviews
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This is a beautifully written and utterly absorbing novel. A page-turner of the highest order which resonates historically, intellectually, politically, and most strikingly, linguistically: Sutton's use of the English language and turn of phrase is quite brilliant, and sets him apart as a writer of the highest order.

Set in the volatile underbelly of Victorian London, a city obsessed with the relentless march of progress yet rotten to the core with corporate greed and inequality, this is a blast from the capital's past which brilliantly mirrors our own troubled and nervous times.

And it's very funny. Wonderfully anachronistic with legions of fabulous contemporary references to spot - full Marx (that's Karl and Groucho). This is a novel which is both challenging and supremely witty: London will never feel the same to me again.

You must buy this book. Or better still join the British Library in Euston and read it there. Or better still break into the British Library and read it there.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant debut, 11 Oct 2006
By David Woodhouse - See all my reviews
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I bought this book on the back of a good review in The Scotsman and was not disappointed.
Will Sutton is a real talent with a distinctive voice. He has obviously put in a tremendous amount of research into early 1860s London, but his novel wears this lightly. The detective story is exciting, the settings atmospheric, the discursions into Victorian culture provocative, the dialogue lively and vernacular. The narrative voice nods its head to the great Victorian novelists, without descending into pastiche. There are some laugh-out-loud moments too.
All in all this is an extraordinary debut and I already can't wait for the next Campbell Lawless mystery.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
I loved this book. Your main character's great, as are the children, the depiction of London and the plot. Read it!
Published 6 months ago by Ms. M. Larkin

5.0 out of 5 stars Mystery and murder in the murky underworld of Victorian London!
Bravo! Love the plot, the rich prose, and the masses of period detail. Trying to work-out where facts end and fiction begins is pleasingly tricky. Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2006 by A. Stone

5.0 out of 5 stars My book of the year!
Compelling story, unpredictable and entertaining. I could not put it down. Loved the characters, their names, the backslang and the atmosphere. Highly recommended.
Published on 25 Sep 2006 by J. C. Naish

5.0 out of 5 stars Great details fill this story. An entry to an old world, new to me....and others I think
The author has a sense of fun combined with a depth of knowledge to convey place and time. Almost akin to fantasy writing the Worms inhabit a world that was once actually real no... Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2006 by S. Cahn

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I was not too sure at first, but I was immediately captured by the atmosphere and `picture' of Victorian London. Read more
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