The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne : A Mystery (CD-Audio)

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The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne by Elsa Hart is an intriguing historical novel that takes a reader back to London in 1703. It is a time when people were intrigued by science and curious to learn more. Rare items were highly prized by collectors. The author created a rich atmosphere with her word im...

from kimkimkim

Set in not so merry old England, the year is 1703 and the curtain of the story opens on a group of British collectors. Collectors of what you might ask – everything and anything that might be considered out of the ordinary, one of a kind, “rarities of art and nature”. Amazing sums of money were s...

from NancyLuebke

This was an enjoyable historical, who done it. I received it for free and I've rated it a 4*. I have voluntarily chose to review this story. The first part moves a little slow but as you get into it, and get to know the characters a little, it moves a little faster.This was totally about those wh...

from gypsysmom

London in 1703 sounds very unpleasant in this mystery that is set in that time and place. Cutthroats and robbers everywhere and all manner of waste in the street and noxious fumes discolouring the sky and polluting the air. Hardly a place for a gentlewoman to alight after a long voyage from the M...

from JBD1

I quite liked this historical mystery set amidst the collecting world of early eighteenth-century London. And I'm delighted to find there's an earlier trilogy of the author's works to read, too.