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The House of Doctor Dee is a 1993 novel by the English author Peter Ackroyd . Plot summary. The main character, Matthew Palmer, inherits his father's house in London. Palmer learns that the doctor John Dee, an alchemist who worked for Elizabeth I, used to live in the house.
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- 1993
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Jan 1, 1993 · The House of Doctor Dee. Peter Ackroyd. 3.36. 1,348 ratings111 reviews. This novel centres on the famous 16th-century alchemist and astrologer John Dee. Reputedly a black magician, he was imprisoned by Queen Mary for allegedly attempting to kill her through sorcery.
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Ackroyd’s story is set in contemporary London as well as in Dee’s London. Matthew Palmer inherits from his father an old house in London which may have been owned by Dee. Once again, Ackroyd plunges into the mysteries and dark side of London, for we hear not only Palmer’s side but Dee’s.
Jan 1, 1994 · 4.1 41 ratings. See all formats and editions. This novel centres on the famous 16th-century alchemist and astrologer John Dee. Reputedly a black magician, he was imprisoned by Queen Mary for allegedly attempting to kill her through sorcery. When Matthew Palmer inherits an old house in Clerkenwell, he feels that he has become part of its past.
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- Peter Ackroyd
- Peter Ackroyd
Jan 1, 1994 · by Peter Ackroyd (Author) 4.1 40 ratings. See all formats and editions. When Matthew Palmer inherits an old house in Clerkenwell he feels himself to have become a part of its past. Compelled to probe its mysteries, he discovers to his horror and curiosity that the previous owner was a practitioner of black magic.
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- Peter Ackroyd
The house of Doctor Dee. by. Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-. Publication date. 1993. Topics. English fiction -- 20th century. Publisher. Hardmondsworth : Penguin.
This novel centres on the famous 16th-century alchemist and astrologer John Dee. Reputedly a black magician, he was imprisoned by Queen Mary for allegedly attempting to kill her through sorcery....
