![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The group knows King could be an asset with his obvious monetary success, or he could be the group’s undoing as King’s readership continues to cut into their profits.ĭetermined to find the elusive Mr. No one knows who King is, including Fletcher’s fellow members of the Dread Penny Society, a fraternity of authors dedicated to secretly fighting for the social and political causes of their working-class readers. They contain all the adventure and mystery that her real life lacks.įletcher Walker began life as a street urchin, but is now the most successful author in the Penny Dreadful market, that is until Mr. King, Elizabeth has written about dashing heroes fighting supernatural threats, intelligent detectives solving grisly murders, and dangerous outlaws romancing helpless women. But by night, she writes very different kinds of stories-the Penny Dreadfuls that are all the rage among the working-class men. She is also a well-respected author of ‘silver-fork’ novels, stories written both for and about the upper-class ladies of Victorian society. Synopsis: (provided by the publisher) “Elizabeth Black is the headmistress of a girls’ school in 1865 Victorian London. Thank you to Shadow Mountain Publishing for reaching out and giving me the change to spotlight The Lady and the Highwayman! Hello, all! I’m happy to be back to spotlight another book! I wish I had all the time in the world so I could read all the books on my TBR but sadly, life isn’t like that. ![]()
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