❰Reading❯ ➽ John Diamond Author Leon Garfield – Antesmassage.co 'My father that stern and upright man was nothing but a swindler and a thief'What is the matter with old Mr Jones? Endless footsteps and low groans can be heard from his room in the dead of night Only'My father that stern and upright man was nothing but a swindler and a thief'What is the matter with old Mr Jones? Endless footsteps and low groans can be heard from his room in the dead of night Only his son William knows the a terrible secret his father betrayed his business partner Mr Diamond and swindled him out of a great fortune William resolves t.
O go to London find Mr Diamond and make amends But the murky big city with its sinister characters and treacherous back streets is no place for a boy of twelve And Mr Diamond's own son is not the sort of person to forgive and forget Danger and deceit lie waitingIncludes exclusive material In the Backstory you can find out about the wonderful author and.
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PDF/EPUB antesmassage.co õ John Diamond eBook ï john book, diamond book, John Diamond PDF/EPUB35 stars I uite liked the atmosphere rather Poe meets Dickens and the actual prose a higher level of writing than you get with many current kid novels though the plot freuently dragged hence the middling rating The characters surrounding William were generally fairly colorful but William was an odd protagonist and hard to route for He had so little idea of exactly what he wanted or who he actually was; sometimes this was played off comically to good effect but at others just made you wish the story would wrap up
PDF/EPUB antesmassage.co õ John Diamond eBook ï john book, diamond book, John Diamond PDF/EPUBLeon Garfield’s John Diamond which was first published in 1980has been reissued in a lovely new edition as part of the Vintage Children’s Classics range Peter Williamson’s cover design is marvellous and it fits wonderfully with the darkness of the story Vintage have recommended that the book is suitable for everyone over the age of nine and upon reading it from an adult stance it is difficult to envision that anybody – indeed of any age – would dislike itThe novel opens in a manner which immediately piues the interest ‘I ought to begin with the footsteps but first of all I must tell you that my name is William Jones and that I was twelve years old when I b
PDF/EPUB antesmassage.co õ John Diamond eBook ï john book, diamond book, John Diamond PDF/EPUBWhy have I not heard of Leon Garfield until now? Wonderful storyteller Vivid descriptions and plot twists This was one of the most enjoyable adventure tales I've ever read I must read by this author
PDF/EPUB antesmassage.co õ John Diamond eBook ï john book, diamond book, John Diamond PDF/EPUBI first heard about Leon Garfield in an essay by Philip Pullman John Diamond is a forgotten classic A brilliantly written tale told with a jaunty crooked good humor Can’t wait to read by the author
PDF/EPUB antesmassage.co õ John Diamond eBook ï john book, diamond book, John Diamond PDF/EPUBI haven't read a Leon Garfield book for years and I'd never read this one before but it had the usual terrifying grimness and perfectly conjured Dickensian London of scary urchins grasping lawyers and inpenetrable fog Good stuff
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PDF/EPUB antesmassage.co õ John Diamond eBook ï john book, diamond book, John Diamond PDF/EPUBThe weakest of the Leon Garfield books I have read this monthHis protagonists have all been a little see through compared to his other characters but William Jones is particularly ineffectual What's he is narrow a little cruel and extre
PDF/EPUB antesmassage.co õ John Diamond eBook ï john book, diamond book, John Diamond PDF/EPUBAs usual Leon Garfield succeeds in producing an ominous and suspenseful atmosphere laced with humor The story is set in the eighteenth century but has a Dickensian tone The first person narrator twelve year old William Smith listens to footsteps from his father’s room every night that keep him awake One night the footsteps stop and he learns his father’s dark secret He sets off to London in search of John Diamond the alternate title of the book There he is baffled by an onslaught of odd and sometimes frightening characters Garfield is a captivating storyteller with a kna
PDF/EPUB antesmassage.co õ John Diamond eBook ï john book, diamond book, John Diamond PDF/EPUBWilliam's father dying gives him his watch and confesses to thievery and scandal This sends William to the heart of London in search of his father's swindled partner He encounters Mr Seed a dwarf a band of murderous boys and treacheryGreat plot twists wonderful figurative language and dramatic foreshadowing makes this a fabulous read