The Resource The mermaid and Mrs. Hancock : a history in three volumes, written by Imogen Hermes Gowar
The mermaid and Mrs. Hancock : a history in three volumes, written by Imogen Hermes Gowar
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- Summary
- "... One September evening in 1785, Jonah Hancock hears an urgent knocking on his front door near the docks of London. The captain of one of Jonah's trading vessels is waiting eagerly on the front step, bearing shocking news. On a voyage to the Far East, he sold the Jonah's ship for something rare and far more precious: a mermaid. Jonah is stunned--the object the captain presents him is brown and wizened, as small as an infant, with vicious teeth and claws, and a torso that ends in the tail of a fish. It is also dead. As gossip spreads through the docks, coffee shops, parlors and brothels, all of London is curious to see this marvel in Jonah Hancock's possession. Thrust from his ordinary existence, somber Jonah finds himself moving from the city's seedy underbelly to the finest drawing rooms of high society. At an opulent party, he makes the acquaintance of the coquettish Angelica Neal, the most desirable woman he has ever laid eyes on--and a shrewd courtesan of great accomplishment. This meeting sparks a perilous liaison that steers both their lives onto a dangerous new course as they come to realize that priceless things often come at the greatest cost."--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- v, 487 pages
- Note
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- "Originally published in Great Britain in 2018 by Harvill Secker, an imprint of Penguin Random House, UK"--Copyright page
- "A novel"--Jacket
- Isbn
- 9781443456692
- Label
- The mermaid and Mrs. Hancock : a history in three volumes
- Title
- The mermaid and Mrs. Hancock
- Title remainder
- a history in three volumes
- Statement of responsibility
- written by Imogen Hermes Gowar
- Title variation
- Mermaid & Mrs. Hancock
- Subject
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- Courtesans -- Fiction
- England -- London
- FICTION / Historical
- London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Manners and customs
- 1700-1799
- Mermaids -- Fiction
- Seafaring life -- Fiction
- Ship captains
- Ship captains -- Fiction
- Voyages and travels -- Fiction
- Mermaids
- Courtesans
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "... One September evening in 1785, Jonah Hancock hears an urgent knocking on his front door near the docks of London. The captain of one of Jonah's trading vessels is waiting eagerly on the front step, bearing shocking news. On a voyage to the Far East, he sold the Jonah's ship for something rare and far more precious: a mermaid. Jonah is stunned--the object the captain presents him is brown and wizened, as small as an infant, with vicious teeth and claws, and a torso that ends in the tail of a fish. It is also dead. As gossip spreads through the docks, coffee shops, parlors and brothels, all of London is curious to see this marvel in Jonah Hancock's possession. Thrust from his ordinary existence, somber Jonah finds himself moving from the city's seedy underbelly to the finest drawing rooms of high society. At an opulent party, he makes the acquaintance of the coquettish Angelica Neal, the most desirable woman he has ever laid eyes on--and a shrewd courtesan of great accomplishment. This meeting sparks a perilous liaison that steers both their lives onto a dangerous new course as they come to realize that priceless things often come at the greatest cost."--
- Assigning source
- From publisher website
- Cataloging source
- CNWPU
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gowar, Imogen Hermes
- Dewey number
- 823/.92
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR6107.O93
- LC item number
- M47 2018
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Ship captains
- Mermaids
- Courtesans
- London (England)
- FICTION / Historical
- Man-woman relationships
- Voyages and travels
- Seafaring life
- Mermaids
- Mermaids
- Courtesans
- Manners and customs
- Mermaids
- Ship captains
- England
- Label
- The mermaid and Mrs. Hancock : a history in three volumes, written by Imogen Hermes Gowar
- Note
-
- "Originally published in Great Britain in 2018 by Harvill Secker, an imprint of Penguin Random House, UK"--Copyright page
- "A novel"--Jacket
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- MSTDDAPRINT1035945096
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- v, 487 pages
- Isbn
- 9781443456692
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Label
- The mermaid and Mrs. Hancock : a history in three volumes, written by Imogen Hermes Gowar
- Note
-
- "Originally published in Great Britain in 2018 by Harvill Secker, an imprint of Penguin Random House, UK"--Copyright page
- "A novel"--Jacket
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- MSTDDAPRINT1035945096
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- v, 487 pages
- Isbn
- 9781443456692
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
Subject
- Courtesans -- Fiction
- England -- London
- FICTION / Historical
- London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Manners and customs
- 1700-1799
- Mermaids -- Fiction
- Seafaring life -- Fiction
- Ship captains
- Ship captains -- Fiction
- Voyages and travels -- Fiction
- Mermaids
- Courtesans
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