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The most entertaining book written in the 19th Century. I haven't read all of them but they would struggle to top this.
It's elegant, moody and beautifully written, the epistolary style suits it perfectly, and somehow whenever things get bloody they also get a little titillating. I can only imagine how salacious this book must've been in 1897.
A Masterpiece.