The Luck of the Vails / E.F. Benson ; new introduction by Stephen Knight.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Gaslight crimePublication details: London : Hogarth, 1986.Description: 320 p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 0701207221
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 823/.8 19
LOC classification:
  • PR6003.E66 L82 1986
Summary: In a Holbein portrait above the grand old fireplace, Francis Vail, second baronet, brandishes a beautiful golden goblet, encrusted with pearls, rubies, and emeralds. But this treasure, the Luck of the Vails, has brought the family nothing but ruin and death. On the eve of his 21st birthday, when Harry Vail discovers the Luck hidden in the attic of his ancestral home, the family curse is reawoken, and a tale of madness, avarice, and murder unfolds.--Amazon.com (different edition)
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In a Holbein portrait above the grand old fireplace, Francis Vail, second baronet, brandishes a beautiful golden goblet, encrusted with pearls, rubies, and emeralds. But this treasure, the Luck of the Vails, has brought the family nothing but ruin and death. On the eve of his 21st birthday, when Harry Vail discovers the Luck hidden in the attic of his ancestral home, the family curse is reawoken, and a tale of madness, avarice, and murder unfolds.--Amazon.com (different edition)

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