A superbly festive short story. Part of the thrilling Cornelius Quaint Chronicles.
It is Christmas Eve and Cornelius Quaint arrives at a tavern in a most contemptible part of Victorian London. His mission – to procure a Christmas feast for his travelling circus, armed with nothing but a penny, his Eskimo valet Butter, and his own dazzlingly brilliant mind. Can Quaint pull off his con, or will he and Butter find themselves strung up by their gizzards before the night is through?
For readers of The Equivoque Principle and The Eleventh Plague, The Quaint Christmas sees the welcome return of dashing magician and part-time sleuth, Cornelius Quaint. For those yet to be acquainted, prepare to discover a fantastic adventure series inspired by the penny dreadfuls and newspaper serials of the Victorian age.
- ISBN13 9780007465125
- Publish Date 24 November 2011 (first published 3 December 2009)
- Publish Status Permanently Withdrawn
- Out of Print 6 May 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint The Friday Project Limited
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 26
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.co.uk