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The greatest crimes are ones where a whole society is the victim; Robert Goddard's excellent historical thriller Sea Change has as its background the South Sea Bubble, the vast concatenation of Stock Market frauds which changed and corrupted eighteenth-century English life. Naive young Spandrel is pulled from debtor's prison to carry abroad a book detailing bribes paid by the South Sea Company to the highest in the land, and finds himself the victim of murderous assault and a frame-up for murder. Trying both to clear his name, and profit from the situation, he finds himself chasing the beautiful untrustworthy Estelle and her confederates from Amsterdam to the Alps and on to Rome, where the Jacobites would just love to buy a lever to oust King George, and then to London, where things become even more complex. Spandrel is all the more attractive a protagonist because he is no more than averagely honest and goes through an interesting metamorphosis from victim to hero; Estelle is a villainess with interesting attacks of conscience. This is an intelligent portrait of an age, imaginatively combining known historical fact with some fascinating invention and some moments of desperate excitement or startling revelation. --Roz Kaveney
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“Hugely enjoyable…Totally entertaining.” — Time Out
“A lively mix of political intrigue and high adventure.” — Guardian
“A lively mix of political intrigue and high adventure.” — Guardian
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At first the description of the political scandal around which this book revolves was rather confusing for me as I am not firm in English history of the 18th century. But when I got familiar with the protagonists I enjoyed the book tremendeously. The main character is drawn into a whirlwind of events rather accidently. He has to deliver a very important and immensely secret ledger, but in the course of this endevour people are murdered, the book is stolen, stolen again, a trip around Europe is undertaken, and which role plays the beautiful widow Estelle? You never know what will happen next. And above all that the use of language and subtle irony absolutely fascinated me as German speaker. This was my first book by Goddard - more will follow!!!
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For history buffs.
4. Februar 2004
Format:Taschenbuch
This is really one for the history buffs. In 1721 in the reign of George 1, the infamous South Sea Bubble scandal rocked England and some of Europe, proving that greed and corruption, in the form of speculative share market swindling, is not a new thing. A penniless map maker is drawn into a web of intrigue by reason of having his debts paid out and being forced to travel to Holland as the unwitting dupe of one of the main players in the South Sea Bubble scandal. He is falsely accused of murder and is forced to search for and to produce to his English masters, a green book, listing the names of VERY prominent people, from the King down to cabinet ministers, who were paid enormous bribes to take part in the hoax which robbed thousands of small investors, but made the rich men richer (sound familiar?) This book was very reminiscent of the works of Dennis Wheatley who wrote books involving the aristocracy, political intrigues, murder and travel through Europe.
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Perfect adventure story
26. April 2004
Format:Hörkassette
Mr Goddard's novel begins in January 1721. Sir Theodore Janssen, once a financier of legendary acumen, stands on the brink of ruin after the bankruptcy of the South Sea Company.
William Spandrel is also a financial victim of the commercial disaster of the South Sea Company, though on a smaller scale than Sir Theodore. Still, Spandrel owes Sir Theodore a fair amount of money. One day, Spandrel is summoned to go and see Sir Theodore. He offers Spandrel to pay back his debts by acting as his personal courier in a confidential transaction. Spandrel is to deliver a box to Mijnheer Ysbrand de Vried at his home in Amsterdam. As Spandrel departs from Deptford for Holvoetsluys on the "Vixen", he can't possibly foresee on what a roller coaster journey he has embarked.
As always, Mr Goddard's novel provides first class entertainment with a very well documented historical adventure story. And Paul Shelly reading "Sea Change" is quite an experience to listen to!
William Spandrel is also a financial victim of the commercial disaster of the South Sea Company, though on a smaller scale than Sir Theodore. Still, Spandrel owes Sir Theodore a fair amount of money. One day, Spandrel is summoned to go and see Sir Theodore. He offers Spandrel to pay back his debts by acting as his personal courier in a confidential transaction. Spandrel is to deliver a box to Mijnheer Ysbrand de Vried at his home in Amsterdam. As Spandrel departs from Deptford for Holvoetsluys on the "Vixen", he can't possibly foresee on what a roller coaster journey he has embarked.
As always, Mr Goddard's novel provides first class entertainment with a very well documented historical adventure story. And Paul Shelly reading "Sea Change" is quite an experience to listen to!
A fascinating novel of intrigue and deception in 18th century Eurpoe
16. September 2011
Format:Taschenbuch
"Sea Change" is an entertaining, fast-paced, complex story in which the main character becomes a pawn who is manipulated by lies and deceptions. In 1721, England is in financial trouble due to the collapse of the South Sea Bubble, which began when the government's unfunded war debts were converted into shares of a new South Sea Company. When the shares rose in value and then crashed, a financial crisis occurred that seems familiar to us today.
One of the victims of the crisis, William Spandrel, a mapmaker who is now deeply in debt, is summoned to the home of Sir Theodore Janssen, a director of the South Sea Company. Janssen offers to pay off Spandrel's debts if he will deliver a package to his friend Ysbrand de Vries in Amsterdam. Spandrel delivers the package, but is later arrested for de Vries's murder. When Spandrel learns that de Vries's wife, Estelle, and his secretary, Zuyler, have run off together and that the package is missing, he realizes that he has been set up. After he manages to escape, Spandrel is determined to clear his name and he pursues Estelle and Zuyler in a fast-paced chase across Europe. As he tries to catch them, he also has to contend with British agents who are trying to recover the package and its secrets. He meets with one deception after another and learns that no one can be trusted and that he must rely only on himself to survive.
The story has many characters, both real and fictional. Fortunately for the reader, Goddard includes an Appendix which contains a who's who of all the names. He also includes a useful glossary of 18th century terms that are mentioned in the story.
One of the victims of the crisis, William Spandrel, a mapmaker who is now deeply in debt, is summoned to the home of Sir Theodore Janssen, a director of the South Sea Company. Janssen offers to pay off Spandrel's debts if he will deliver a package to his friend Ysbrand de Vries in Amsterdam. Spandrel delivers the package, but is later arrested for de Vries's murder. When Spandrel learns that de Vries's wife, Estelle, and his secretary, Zuyler, have run off together and that the package is missing, he realizes that he has been set up. After he manages to escape, Spandrel is determined to clear his name and he pursues Estelle and Zuyler in a fast-paced chase across Europe. As he tries to catch them, he also has to contend with British agents who are trying to recover the package and its secrets. He meets with one deception after another and learns that no one can be trusted and that he must rely only on himself to survive.
The story has many characters, both real and fictional. Fortunately for the reader, Goddard includes an Appendix which contains a who's who of all the names. He also includes a useful glossary of 18th century terms that are mentioned in the story.
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