Confessions of the fox : a novel
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Burlington Public Library - Adult Fiction
F ROSENBER
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F ROSENBER
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Physical Desc
xiv, 329 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-329).
Description
"Set in the eighteenth century London underworld, this bawdy, genre-bending novel reimagines the life of thief and jailbreaker Jack Sheppard to tell a profound story about gender, love, and liberation. Recently jilted and increasingly unhinged, Dr. Voth throws himself into his work, obsessively researching the life of Jack Sheppard, a legendary eighteenth century thief. No one knows Jack's true story--his confessions have never been found. That is, until Dr. Voth discovers a mysterious stack of papers titled Confessions of the Fox. Dated 1724, the manuscript tells the story of an orphan named P. Sold into servitude at twelve, P struggles for years with her desire to live as "Jack." When P falls dizzyingly in love with Bess, a sex worker looking for freedom of her own, P begins to imagine a different life. Bess brings P into the London underworld where scamps and rogues clash with London's newly established police force, queer subcultures thrive, and ominous threats of an oncoming plague abound. At last, P becomes Jack Sheppard, one of the most notorious--and most wanted--thieves in history. An imaginative retelling of Brecht's Threepenny Opera, Confessions of the Fox blends high-spirited adventure, subversive history, and provocative wit to animate forgotten histories and the extraordinary characters hidden within"--,Provided by publisher.
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Text in English.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rosenberg, J. (2018). Confessions of the fox: a novel (First edition.). One World.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rosenberg, Jordy. 2018. Confessions of the Fox: A Novel. New York: One World.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rosenberg, Jordy. Confessions of the Fox: A Novel New York: One World, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rosenberg, Jordy. Confessions of the Fox: A Novel First edition., One World, 2018.
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