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The Vesuvius Club
Mark Gatiss
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Someone said I'd love the new rogue of British literature, Lucifer Box, after I confessed my liking for the classic Flashman Papers series. I get the point that Lucifer must love himself, but I'd prefer it if he didn't always make me feel so impatient with him. I think I'm going to read the second book some other time...