A Spectacle of Corruption

A Spectacle of Corruption

"A Spectacle of Corruption" is a novel by David Liss set in 18th century London. It continues the narrative of Benjamin Weaver, a Jewish former pugilist and current thief-taker begun in Liss's "A Conspiracy of Paper". [cite web
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