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Lemprières Dictionary. A novel by Lawerence Norfolk. Translated by Ingunn Ásdísardóttir.
It is the year 1788. John Lempri´wre arrives in London from Jersey, a bleary-eyed man, an idiot whose rare ability to turn to ancient lore, a clumsy scoundrel - and a budding hero in a thrilling series of events. His father has recently died in a mysterious way, and the documents he left behind lead the young man on a strange path involving the East India Company, treason, the French Revolution, machines of the most incredible kind, love and dictionary-making, and it is not until the end that it is revealed who is leading whom by the ears. (Cover text).
It is the year 1788. John Lempri´wre arrives in London from Jersey, a bleary-eyed man, an idiot whose rare ability to turn to ancient lore, a clumsy scoundrel - and a budding hero in a thrilling series of events. His father has recently died in a mysterious way, and the documents he left behind lead the young man on a strange path involving the East India Company, treason, the French Revolution, machines of the most incredible kind, love and dictionary-making, and it is not until the end that it is revealed who is leading whom by the ears. (Cover text).