### From Publishers Weekly A historical figure already larger than life, Capt. Sir Richard Francis Burton, pursues a legendary and violent Victorian creature, Spring Heeled Jack, at the behest of the prime minister in this convincingly researched debut. Fans of steampunk will be intrigued by the al
The strange affair of Spring Heeled Jack: a Burton & Swinburne adventure bk. 1
โ Scribed by Burton, Richard Francis;Hodder, Mark;Swinburne, Algernon Charles;Queen of Great Britain Victoria
- Publisher
- Pyr
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 459 KB
- Series
- Burton & Swinburne 1
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Amherst, NY, England--London., Great Britain,Great Britain.
- ISBN
- 1616142405
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โฆ Subjects
Great Britain
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