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Reviewed on May 1, 1995
Mixing history with liberal doses of invention, Ackroyd (English Music, LJ 9/15/92) presents a dark, atmospheric portrait of Victorian London. While bringing in everyone from an elderly Karl Marx to a youthful George Gissing, he focuses on Elizabeth Cree, who is on trial for her husband's murder. Ackroyd u...Log In or Sign Up to Read More