The Hoydens and Mr. Dickens: The Strange Affair of the Feminist Phantom

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Summary: Palmer "captures" Victorian England much the way Dickens did
Review: Palmer's third book in this "series" continues to capture Victorian England; he is able to evoke the landscape and atmosphere of the time, ofthe place, and of the characters. Most don't.Aside from Anne Perry and Michael Crichton's"Great Train Robbery," I have not read suchconvincing Victoriana and the accompanyinghypocrisy. Palmer is able to sustain the reader'sinterest throughout, particularly with his use ofother "real" characters such as Florence Nightingale. He is able to make Dickensquite the human character!

Rating:
Summary: Palmer "captures" Victorian England much the way Dickens did
Review: Palmer's third book in this "series" continues to capture Victorian England; he is able to evoke the landscape and atmosphere of the time, of the place, and of the characters. Most don't. Aside from Anne Perry and Michael Crichton's "Great Train Robbery," I have not read such convincing Victoriana and the accompanying hypocrisy. Palmer is able to sustain the reader's interest throughout, particularly with his use of other "real" characters such as Florence Nightingale. He is able to make Dickens quite the human character!