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The School of Night
The School of Night: A Novel | Louis Bayard
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An ancient mystery, a lost letter, and a timeless love unleash a long-buried web of intrigue that spans four centuries In the late sixteenth century, five brilliant scholars gather under the cloak of darkness to discuss God, politics, astronomy, and the black arts. Known as the School of Night, they meet in secret to avoid the wrath of Queen Elizabeth. But one of the men, Thomas Harriot, has secrets of his own, secrets he shares with one person only: the servant woman he loves. In modern-day Washington, D.C., disgraced Elizabethan scholar Henry Cavendish has been hired by the ruthless antiquities collector Bernard Styles to find a missing letter. The letter dates from the 1600s and was stolen by Henry's close friend, Alonzo Wax. Now Wax is dead and Styles wants the letter back. But the letter is an object of interest to others, too. It may be the clue to a hidden treasure; it may contain the long-sought formula for alchemy; it most certainly will prove the existence of the group of men whom Shakespeare dubbed the School of Night but about whom little is known. Joining Henry in his search for the letter is Clarissa Dale, a mysterious woman who suffers from visions that only Henry can understand. In short order, Henry finds himself stumbling through a secretive world of ancient perils, caught up in a deadly plot, and ensnared in the tragic legacy of a forgotten genius.
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BookwormAHN
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I really loved this book. Bayard is a underrated author in my opinion. Henry gets caught up in a mystery involving the Elizabethton genius Thomas Harriet, after his best friend dies. His friend Alonzo is a collector of rare books & recently stole a letter from one of his competitors. Of course the man wants his letter back & as executor of the estate Henry is tasked with finding it.
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SharonGoforth
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Finished last night. This was my 3rd book for #readingthroughtheages. I chose it for time travel, but it really didn‘t work. Unfortunately, that sums up how I felt about the book overall. It wasn‘t bad, but it wasn‘t as developed or as interesting as it should have been.