An award-winning novel that chronicles the charming misadventures of a lovelorn Victorian lexicographer and the young woman put on his trail a century later to root out his misdeeds while confronting questions of her own sexuality and place in the world.
If you make it past the 40% mark, the story line picks up. I'm glad I stuck with it, but don't think this book has mass appeal enough to warrant a higher rating. It will take a special kind of person to really enjoy it.
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