Brian Stoddart
Autore di A Madras Miasma: A Superintendent Le Fanu Mystery
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Brian Stoddart is currently an international consultant on higher education reform management and strategic planning following an extensive academic career.
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- Opere
- 13
- Utenti
- 53
- Popolarità
- #303,173
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 9
- ISBN
- 19
- Lingue
- 1
Something else that distracts: the heading at the top of odd pages, which should read "A Madras Miasma", is correct only on page 7--all other pages have a square icon that shows up instead of the three "m's", and on pages 16 and 22, that square box shows up randomly.
Furthermore, there is so much swearing, especially of the "F" word, that seems out of character for the time and place. Not that people back then did not use that word, but I'm sure it was not as frequent and prevalent as it might be today. It makes the book less than historically accurate.
The atmosphere, however, as mentioned, is done well, and the story unfolds intriguingly, albeit slowly.… (altro)