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 · The Lambs of London. by Peter Ackroyd. Chatto Windus £, pp Curious, melancholy Charles Lamb has always appealed to Peter Ackroyd. The Georgian essayist, tender and puckish, with a Author: David Jays. In the enthralling (literary fiction) historical novel, The Lambs of London, scribed by renowned British novelist and biographer Peter Ackroyd, the author hooks his readers on the discovery of a new dramatic script that might have been William Shakespeare's unknown literary www.doorway.ru by: 6. Ackroyd paints a marvelously atmospheric portrait of Victorian London, particularly in his vivid rendering of the Drury Lane premiere of Vortigern, the phony play. His narrative doesn’t aim for suspense—it’s clear that William will be found out—but rather for a slow unraveling of the young man’s deception, paralleled by Mary’s descent into a fit of madness that leads her to kill her mother.

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In the enthralling (literary fiction) historical novel, The Lambs of London, scribed by renowned British novelist and biographer Peter Ackroyd, the author hooks his readers on the discovery of a new dramatic script that might have been William Shakespeare's unknown literary treasure. Book Summary. Charles and Mary Lamb are still living at home with their parents when William Ireland comes into their lives claiming to possess a “lost” Shakespearean play. As word of the find spreads, scholars and actors alike beat a path to Ireland’s door, and soon all of London is eagerly anticipating the opening night of the play. A tour de force in the tradition of Hawksmoor and Chatterton, Peter Ackroyd’s new novel of deceit and betrayal is a witty reimagining of a great. The Lambs of London. by Peter Ackroyd. Chatto Windus £, pp Curious, melancholy Charles Lamb has always appealed to Peter Ackroyd. The Georgian essayist, tender and puckish, with a.