Summary
There is a supporting cast of eccentric and mostly malevolent villagers, and Harpur's fine description of the local landscape turning under the seasons, together with his mastery of musty scholarship and his evocations of a growing subterranean menace, reminded me of the superb ghost stories of M R James.
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Alchemy for Beginners
Fiction Alchemy for beginners Robert Irwin Mercurius: the Marriage of Heaven and Hell Patrick Harpur Squeeze Press, 512pp. £9.99
Are alchemists nice people? It is hard to say, as they are all so secretive. None ...See the full content of this document
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