Physical description

406p.; includes Book the First, Book the Second, Book the Third; red cover with black decorated border

Publication type

fiction

Inscriptions & markings

'Inscribed to my contemporaries at the Manchester School'

Summary

The life of Mervyn Clitheroe, a boy who is orphaned at a young age and is taken in by his uncle. As Mervyn grows older, he becomes more curious about his uncle's past and begins to investigate. He uncovers a web of deceit and corruption that threatens to destroy everything he holds dear.