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Black Jack

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By Leon Garfield
Publisher Farrar, Straus Giroux - (Sunburst)
Black Jack
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Leon Garfield is unmatched for sheer, exciting storytelling. Lloyd Alexander A swarthy villain, nearly seven foot tall and presumed hanged, seems to wake from the dead in the presence of young Bartholomew Dorking. Having outwitted the noose, Black Jack enlists the unwilling boy to be his companion. Together they weave their way through the seamiest parts of old London, a traveling circus, and a private madhouse where forgotten lunatics are chained in empty rooms, and from which Bartholomew rescues Belle, a girl who may not be mad at all. Culminating in a groundshaking climax, this strange and rich novel, whose 1979 film adaptation was shown at the Cannes International Film Festival, will enrapture readers young and old.

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52238 words52,238 words
197 pages197 pages
Lexile 780LLexile 780L

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9780374406967

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