The House of Doctor Dee
Peter Ackroyd
277 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0140171177
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Language: English
Publish: 757411200000
20th CenturyBritish LiteratureFantasyFictionHistoricalHistorical FictionHorrorLiteratureMagicNovels
This novel centres on the famous 16th-century alchemist and astrologer John Dee. Reputedly a black magician, he was imprisoned by Queen Mary for allegedly attempting to kill her through sorcery. When Matthew Palmer inherits an old house in Clerkenwell, he feels that he has become part of its past.