First published in 1923, this is Margery Allingham's first novel, written at the age of nineteen.
A historical novel about smugglers set on Mersea Island in the 17th century inspired by a series of seances held by the Allingham family while on holiday on Mersea. Margery Allingham was born in Ealing, London in 1904 to a family immersed in literature. Her first novel,...