Dublin, 1841. On a cold December morning, a small boy is enticed away from his mother and his throat savagely cut. This could be just one more small, sad death in a city riven by poverty, inequality and political unrest, but this killing causes a public outcry. For it appears the culprit a feckless student named John Delahunt is also an informant for the authorities at Dublin Castle. And strangely, this young man seems neither to regret what he did nor fear his punishment. Indeed, as he awaits the hangman in his cell in Kilmainham Gaol, John Delahunt decides to tell his story in this, his final, deeply unsettling statement . . .Based on true events that convulsed Victorian Ireland, The Convictions of John Delahunt is the tragic tale of a man who betrays his family, his friends, his society and, ultimately, himself. Set amidst Dublin s taverns, tenements, courtrooms and alleyways and with its rich, Dickensian cast of characters, this compelling, at times darkly humorous, novel brilliantly evokes a time and a place, and introduces a remarkable new literary voice.
Andrew Hughes
Convictions of John Delahunt [EPUB ebook]
Convictions of John Delahunt [EPUB ebook]
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Bahasa Inggeris ● Format EPUB ● Halaman-halaman 352 ● ISBN 9781448169771 ● Penerbit Transworld ● Diterbitkan 2013 ● Muat turun 6 kali ● Mata wang EUR ● ID 5890321 ● Salin perlindungan Adobe DRM
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