London August 1816 - "The year without summer." London is heaving
with every step of society. There are the rich, living in their
fine houses, their mansions and their palaces, and there are the
poor, living in hovels and squalor. Pickit is 18 years old.
Abandoned at birth, he was unlucky enough to be found by a woman
who lived off the criminal activities of her charges and the lad
only escaped her clutches after her untimely demise. Fending for
himself, he managed to gain some financial security and lodgings,
caretaking a warehouse. The fact that the warehouse housed illicit
goods and the owner was a successful smuggler did not faze Pickit
at all. Colonel James Robert Tyler. Born 1790. His Mother died when
he was thirteen and his father, a successful merchant, remarried.
James had to leave and make his own way in life after a series of
arguments with his stepmother. He was fifteen years of age. James
joined the army in 1806, when he was sixteen, and made the rank of
Colonel in 1813. He survived the Battle of Waterloo after serving
under Sir Arthur Wellesley, The Duke of Wellington, and returned to
London. He became a wealthy man when his best friend died in the
battle and left to him his entire estate. Their paths should never
have crossed but fate had other ideas.
General
| Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
February 2012 |
| First published: |
February 2012 |
| Authors: |
Lee Richardson
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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| Pages: |
182 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4701-1578-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-4701-1578-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781470115784 |
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