The Black Death (novel)
The Black Death is a Gothic novel by American writer Basil Copper. It was originally announced for publication by Arkham House but was ultimately published by Fedogan & Bremer in 1992 in an edition of 1,000 copies of which 100 were numbered and signed by the author and illustrator.
 Dust-jacket from the first edition | |
| Author | Basil Copper |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Stefanie Hawks |
| Cover artist | Stefanie Hawks |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Gothic, mystery |
| Publisher | Fedogan & Bremer |
Publication date | 1992 |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 373 |
| ISBN | 1-878252-04-6 |
| OCLC | 25615406 |
| 823/.914 20 | |
| LC Class | PR6053.O658 B5 1991 |
Plot introduction
The novel is set in Victorian England and concerns John Carter, an architect who leaves London to become a junior partner in a prosperous building firm in Thornton Bassett, a village in Dartmoor. His hopes for a new life fade as he discovers a sinister mystery.
Sources
- Brown, Charles N.; William G. Contento. "The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998)". Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 252.
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