The House of Doctor Dee
- Authors
- Ackroyd, Peter
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Tags
- alchemists , modern fiction , astrologers , english fiction , general & literary fiction , general , fantasy , fiction
- ISBN
- 9780241125007
- Date
- 1993-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.21 MB
- Lang
- en
This novel centers on the famous 16th-century alchemist and astrologer John Dee. Reputedly a black magician, he was imprisoned by Queen Mary for allegedly attempting to kill her through sorcery. When Matthew Palmer inherits an old house in Clerkenwell, he feels that he has become part of its past.