Bibliograph

Golden Hill, a novel of old New York, Francis Spufford

Type

Label

Golden Hill, a novel of old New York, Francis Spufford

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Golden Hill

Oclc number

986202780

Responsibility statement

Francis Spufford

Sub title

a novel of old New York

Summary

New York, a small town on the tip of Manhattan island, 1746. One rainy evening in November, a handsome young stranger fresh off the boat arrives at a countinghouse door on Golden Hill Street: this is Mr. Smith, amiable, charming, yet strangely determined to keep suspicion shimmering. For in his pocket, he has what seems to be an order for a thousand pounds, a huge sum, and he won't explain why, or where he comes from, or what he is planning to do in the colonies that requires so much money. Should the New York merchants trust him? Should they risk their credit and refuse to pay? Should they befriend him, seduce him, arrest him; maybe even kill him?

Target audience

general

Creator