Montmorency, Eleanor Updale
Montmorency, Eleanor Updale
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Montmorency
Thief, Liar, Gentleman?

Author: Eleanor Updale

Narrator: Stephen Fry

Unabridged: 5 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/24/2004

Synopsis

When a petty thief falls though a glass roof in his attempt to escape from the police, what should have been the death of him marks the beginning of a while new life. After his broken body is reconstructed by an ambitious young doctor, he is released from prison, and--with the help of Victorian London's extensive sewer system--he becomes the most elusive burglar in the city. He adopts a dual existence as a respectable, wealthy gentleman named Montmorency, and his degenerate servant Scarper. But Montmorency must always be on guard. The smallest mistake could reveal his secret and ruin both his lives.

About The Author

ELEANOR UPDALE studied History at St. Anne's College, Oxford, before becoming a producer of television and radio current affairs programs for the BBC. She is studying for a Ph.D. at the new Centre for Editing Lives and Letters at Queen Mary, University of London. She is also a trustee of the charity, Listening Books.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katie on November 22, 2021

A reread. Good fun and enjoyable.......more

Goodreads review by April on January 04, 2008

The Montmorency books are a must-read for anyone who likes Victorian-era style mystery. A small-time crook is given a new lease on life by an ambitious doctor after a near-fatal fall during a break-in. Now he has learned to navigate the sewer systems to enhance his life of crime, and has created two......more

Goodreads review by Janine on July 08, 2014

Let me first clarify that the real rating I want to give this one is 2.5 stars. I did like it, but well... Okay let me explain. Montmorency has such a fascinating premise. The concept is fascinating. A petty thief who goes from a life of crime to becoming a gentlemen? Yes please! It's clear the autho......more

Goodreads review by Charles on July 24, 2016

This was probably a YA book. It concerned a ex con who becomes a cat burglar using the sewers of London as his secret escape route. A book about a cat burglar who became a scat burglar.......more

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