Books like Jack Maggs by Peter Carey
Jack Maggs, a foundling turned thief, was deported to an Australian penal colony after being betrayed in 1837 London. Years later, under threat of execution, he returns to London with a plan to satisfy a concealed desire. Disguised as a footman, he infiltrates the unconventional household of Percy Buckle, Esquire. His presence attracts the attention of Tobias Oates, a young novelist intrigued by mesmerism, whose scrutiny uncovers Maggs’s past. As secrets surface, Maggs is forced into desperate, sometimes violent action. The novel explores themes of exile, identity, and moral choice within a historical setting.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Peter Carey
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