The Resource An instance of the fingerpost, Iain Pears
An instance of the fingerpost, Iain Pears
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- Summary
- Robert Grove, a fellow at New College, Oxford in the turbulent 1660s, is found dead in mysterious circumstances, prompting the speculations of four witnesses who each offer a different version of events surrounding the murder.--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 947 pages (large print)
- Note
- "G.K. Hall large print core series"--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9780783802800
- Label
- An instance of the fingerpost
- Title
- An instance of the fingerpost
- Statement of responsibility
- Iain Pears
- Subject
-
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueOxford, England -- History -- 17th century
- trueRestoration England (1660-1688) -- 1660 -- 1688
- Oxford (England) -- Fiction
- 1660-1685
- trueItalians in England
- Great Britain
- trueHousekeepers
- trueGreat Britain -- History -- Restoration, 1660-1688
- History
- trueGreat Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685
- true17th century -- 1601 -- 1700
- trueMysteries
- trueHousehold employees
- England -- Oxford
- Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Fiction
- trueStuart period (1603-1714) -- 1603 -- 1714
- trueHistorians -- England
- Large type books
- Large type books
- trueHistorical mysteries
- truePhysicians
- trueStudents
- Mystery fiction
- Fiction
- trueMathematicians
- trueFirst person narratives
- trueMultiple perspectives
- trueMurder
- trueHistorical fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Robert Grove, a fellow at New College, Oxford in the turbulent 1660s, is found dead in mysterious circumstances, prompting the speculations of four witnesses who each offer a different version of events surrounding the murder.--
- Summary
- In the 1660s, as Charles II and the Church of England try to quell residual opposition, Robert Grove, fellow of New College, is murdered, and four different people give their versions of the incident
- Award
-
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 1998.
- New York Times Notable Book, 1998
- Assigning source
- (Source of description not identified)
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 005763
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pears, Iain
- Dewey number
- 823/.914
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Great Britain
- Oxford (England)
- Large type books
- Large type books
- England
- Great Britain
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- An instance of the fingerpost, Iain Pears
- Note
- "G.K. Hall large print core series"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocm39033522
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 947 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9780783802800
- Lccn
- 98023613
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)39033522
- Label
- An instance of the fingerpost, Iain Pears
- Note
- "G.K. Hall large print core series"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocm39033522
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 947 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9780783802800
- Lccn
- 98023613
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)39033522
Subject
- 1660-1685
- true17th century -- 1601 -- 1700
- England -- Oxford
- Fiction
- trueFirst person narratives
- Great Britain
- trueGreat Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685
- Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Fiction
- trueGreat Britain -- History -- Restoration, 1660-1688
- trueHistorians -- England
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueHistorical mysteries
- History
- trueHousehold employees
- trueHousekeepers
- trueItalians in England
- Large type books
- Large type books
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueMathematicians
- trueMultiple perspectives
- trueMurder
- trueMysteries
- Mystery fiction
- Oxford (England) -- Fiction
- trueOxford, England -- History -- 17th century
- truePhysicians
- trueRestoration England (1660-1688) -- 1660 -- 1688
- trueStuart period (1603-1714) -- 1603 -- 1714
- trueStudents
Genre
- Fiction
- trueFirst person narratives
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueHistorical mysteries
- trueHistory
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueMultiple perspectives
- trueMysteries
- Mystery fiction
Included in
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Fiction Books: 1998
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 1998
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