Set in the Italy and England of the seventeenth century, this is a story of passionate love , implacable hatred, treachery and vengeance. Kindly Genoese merchant Balsamo becomes the vengeful “cripple in black” when a girl under his protection is abducted by an arrogant English aristocrat. Placing implicit trust in a friend and a girl he loves, he finds his trust betrayed. This sudden discovery turns the cripple from a kindly, forgiving man into one of iron determination to exact retribution and revenge….
The Cripple In Black: E.V. Timms
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SKU: LS2/5/73.
Author: E.V. Timms.
Category: Modern Literature.
Tag: 2nd edition 1958; dust jacket has wear; previous owner's name; otherwise a tightly bound and clean copy.