Sophie and the Sibyl
Subtitle: a Victorian romance
By: Patricia Duncker
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Clipper -- LP3527
Publisher: WF Howes Ltd
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Rearsby, Leicester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9781471297120
Subjects: Fiction; History
Description: Berlin, September 1872. The Duncker brothers, Max and Wolfgang, own a thriving publishing business in the city. Clever, irresponsible Max is as fond of gambling and brothels as the older, wiser, Wolfgang is of making a profit. When Max's bad habits get out of hand, Wolfgang sends him to the Spa town of Homburg, to dance attendance upon a celebrity author - the enigmatic Sibyl, also known as George Eliot. As enthralling and intelligent as her books, she soon has Max bewitched. Yet Wolfgang has an ulterior motive: for his brother to consider Sophie von Hahn, daughter of a wealthy family friend, as a potential wife.
Notes: Standard format edition originally published: London: Bloomsbury.

Includes bibliographical references.