Read The Barbers - Books Library

The Barbers

Katherine Pym

4.9/5 (24227 ratings)

Description:The A Tale Most Curious and RareIt is London 1663 and science flourishes in a mini-Renaissance. Celia Barber shares her father’s shop; he barbers, and she heals during a time when women are not allowed to practice medicine.As a licensed barber, Celia longs to visit the Royal Society or Surgeon’s Hall to see a dissection, but women are not allowed. She befriends a viscount who sneaks her into the Royal Society, where she sees an experiment and meets Robert Hooke, the great scientist of the day. Celia’s sister works as a domestic in Whitehall Palace, who finds an ancient coin. Will it lead to hidden treasure?Life in London is harsh. People sicken and die easily. As a healer, Celia sees tragedy. She cannot save all who come to her. Hardest of all, will she be able to save her brothers?"The Barbers is a rollicking story set in England’s London of the 1660s. Katherine Pym has the practiced ability of telling history through her cleverly built characters—and of the ribald London before its great fire. You are taken up the Old City’s filthy lanes of corbelled houses to the puzzling mazes of Whitehall Palace, its bawdy revelry and intrigue. How do the two mix? Through the eyes and heart of a lass from within the old City walls, in the exciting brogue of the times, we are quite drawn into the traumas of those difficult times. A wonderful piece of work." ~ Kev Richardson, Author of 15 Historical Fiction NovelsWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Barbers. To get started finding The Barbers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 300

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Books We Love

Release: 2014

ISBN: 1771451815

Description: The A Tale Most Curious and RareIt is London 1663 and science flourishes in a mini-Renaissance. Celia Barber shares her father’s shop; he barbers, and she heals during a time when women are not allowed to practice medicine.As a licensed barber, Celia longs to visit the Royal Society or Surgeon’s Hall to see a dissection, but women are not allowed. She befriends a viscount who sneaks her into the Royal Society, where she sees an experiment and meets Robert Hooke, the great scientist of the day. Celia’s sister works as a domestic in Whitehall Palace, who finds an ancient coin. Will it lead to hidden treasure?Life in London is harsh. People sicken and die easily. As a healer, Celia sees tragedy. She cannot save all who come to her. Hardest of all, will she be able to save her brothers?"The Barbers is a rollicking story set in England’s London of the 1660s. Katherine Pym has the practiced ability of telling history through her cleverly built characters—and of the ribald London before its great fire. You are taken up the Old City’s filthy lanes of corbelled houses to the puzzling mazes of Whitehall Palace, its bawdy revelry and intrigue. How do the two mix? Through the eyes and heart of a lass from within the old City walls, in the exciting brogue of the times, we are quite drawn into the traumas of those difficult times. A wonderful piece of work." ~ Kev Richardson, Author of 15 Historical Fiction NovelsWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Barbers. To get started finding The Barbers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Barbers

The Barbers

More Books

The First Apostle

The First Apostle

The Barbers by Katherine Pym (2014-08-09)

The Barbers by Katherine Pym (2014-08-09)

Jasper's Lament by Katherine Pym (2015-09-01)

Jasper's Lament by Katherine Pym (2015-09-01)

Highwayman, A Boisterous, Bawdy Tale

Highwayman, A Boisterous, Bawdy Tale

Viola, a Woeful Tale of Marriage

Viola, a Woeful Tale of Marriage

Jasper's Lament

Jasper's Lament

Castles, Customs, and Kings: True Tales by English Historical Fiction Authors

Castles, Customs, and Kings: True Tales by English Historical Fiction Authors

Of Carrion Feathers

Of Carrion Feathers

Erasmus T. Muddiman: A Tale of Publick Distemper

Erasmus T. Muddiman: A Tale of Publick Distemper