First published in 1976, Until the Colours Fade was Tim Jeal's
fourth novel, set in 1852 in a Lancashire mill town transformed by
the Industrial Revolution. Disenfranchised cotton workers are
restless, while landed gentry make uneasy common cause with newly
wealthy manufacturers. When painter Tom Strickland encounters the
combustible Magnus Crawford, lately returned from military service
abroad, he is drawn into a web of local hatreds and intrigues that
will lead to an epic conclusion at the siege of Sebastopol.
'First-rate - I was hooked from the first page... Jeal has a close
sympathy for the passions and politics of Victorian Britain.' Times
'A long, meaty, intelligent, historical novel, full of qualities
like surprise, expectation and its fulfilment, dramatic description
and real understanding of the physical enormities of old-style
campaigns like the Crimea.' Financial Times 'Jeal handles his
ambitious range of settings with considerable craftsmanship.'TLS
General
Imprint: |
Faber and Faber
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2013 |
Authors: |
Tim Jeal
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Dimensions: |
216 x 135 x 35mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
482 |
Edition: |
Main |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-571-30393-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
Promotions
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LSN: |
0-571-30393-5 |
Barcode: |
9780571303939 |
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