John Diamond
A Middle Grade, Fiction, Historical book. A Dickensian plot (restoring justice to a father's wronged friend) and...
About the Book: John Diamond What is the matter with old Mr Jones? Endless footsteps and low groans can be heard from his room in the dead of night. Only his son William knows the a terrible secret: his father betrayed his business partner Mr Diamond, and swindled him out of a great fortune. William resolves to go to London, find Mr Diamond and make amends. My father, that stern and upright man, was nothing but a swindler and a thief! What is the matter with old Mr Jones? Endless footsteps and low groans can be heard from his room in the dead of night. Only his son William knows the a terrible secret: his father betrayed his business partner Mr Diamond, and swindled him out of a great fortune. William resolves to go to London, find Mr Diamond and make amends. But the murky big city, with its sinister characters and treacherous back streets, is no place for a boy of twelve. And Mr Diamonds own son is not the sort of person to forgive and forget. Danger and deceit lie waiting...Includes exclusive material: In the Backstory you can find out more about the...
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 224 pages
- ISBN: 9780099583271 / 99583275
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A Dickensian plot (restoring justice to a father's wronged friend) and setting (London in the fog), along with Garfield's marvelous turns of phrase, make this a delight. And it's just under 200 pages. It's time for a Garfield revival! London. Deathbed confessions. Footsteps. Lawyers. Dwarf. Treasure. Pubs. Fog. Redemption. Forgiveness. I read it in one setting. As usual Leon Garfield succeeds in producing an ominous and suspenseful atmosphere laced with humor. The story is set in the eighteenth century but has a Dickensian tone. The first-person narrator, twelve-year-old William Smith, listens to footsteps from his fathers room every night that keep him awake. One night the footsteps stop,...
