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| + | Nineteenth century England, the green and pleasant land at the height of its glory. One of the most powerful and advanced nations of the world, the British Lion dictates law, defends peace, and makes war when necessary. "The sun never sets on the British Empire," or so the slogan goes. | ||
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| + | But there are cracks in the façade, events which undermine Victorian society and stability. The social protests of Dicken's novels. The ecclisiastical [sic] firestorm over Darwin's ''Origin of Species''. The Sepoy Muntiny of India. the massacre of General "Chinese" Gordon and his forces at Khartoum. The building decadent movement in the arts, as exemplified by the drawings of Aubrey Beardsley and the prose of Oscar Wilde. The blood, brutal work of Jack the Ripper. | ||
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| + | These are but hints of the forces stirring; dark forces which now crawl forth from those cracks; hungry forces which threaten sanity, humanity, and Empire. | ||
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List dedication, color plates, rarity of the book, etc. | List dedication, color plates, rarity of the book, etc. | ||
Revision as of 19:02, 1 March 2006
Details
Publisher: Chaosium
Product Code: 2345
Publishing Year: 1993
Pages: 144
Cover Price: $18.95
Author(s): Scott David Aniolowski, Fred Behrendt, Penelope Love, Kevin A. Ross, Todd A. Woods
Cover painting: John T. Snyder
Interior illustrations: John T. Snyder
Maps: Tom Kalichack
Project leader and editorial: Kevin A. Ross
Layout: Sam Shirley
Proofreading: Anne G. Merritt
Cover design: Charlie Krank
Setting(s): 1890s
Format(s): Softcover
Contents
Scenarios: The Eyes of a Stranger, The Masterwork of Nicholas Forby, Plant Y Daear, Sacraments of Evil, the Scuttling, Signs Writ in Scarlet
Articles: 1890s investigators, a Guide
Additional: Introduction, 1890s character sheet
Front Cover Text
Six adventures of Victorian horror
Back Cover Text
Cracks in the Façade
Nineteenth century England, the green and pleasant land at the height of its glory. One of the most powerful and advanced nations of the world, the British Lion dictates law, defends peace, and makes war when necessary. "The sun never sets on the British Empire," or so the slogan goes.
But there are cracks in the façade, events which undermine Victorian society and stability. The social protests of Dicken's novels. The ecclisiastical [sic] firestorm over Darwin's Origin of Species. The Sepoy Muntiny of India. the massacre of General "Chinese" Gordon and his forces at Khartoum. The building decadent movement in the arts, as exemplified by the drawings of Aubrey Beardsley and the prose of Oscar Wilde. The blood, brutal work of Jack the Ripper.
These are but hints of the forces stirring; dark forces which now crawl forth from those cracks; hungry forces which threaten sanity, humanity, and Empire.
Comments / Trivia
List dedication, color plates, rarity of the book, etc.
Links
Link to outside reviews
- [Link 1]
- [Link 2]
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