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The world's largest building collapses as terrorists launch weapons of mass destruction against the civilian population. Except this time the target is His Majesty's Royal Dockyard. The superpower is England. The terrorists are American. And it's 1776. Shock and awe, as a media war sows the seeds of fear, and panic sweeps the nation. The conspirators behind the atrocities are revealed to include a transvestite aristocrat, a crippled media baron and an alcoholic child, all holed up in the navy's favourite brothel. Welcome to Devil's Acre.

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Historical fiction

Science fiction

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Publié par	Andrews UK
Date de parution	22 décembre 2015
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781785383731
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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1: ïk – a Proogue     1 2: obsers            7 3: Scap              12 4: Spî              20 5: Meamorposes    24 6: Rum              43 7: Fîer              47 8: Feck              52 9: Meropoîs         59 10: Doorsep         63 11: ears & Mîs   66 12: Gargoye         72 13: Poy             75 14: Squîb            82 15: Demo          90 16: appîess        93 17: Sae Deîvery      98 18: Payme        100 19: Spy             105 20: Macîaîos    113

21: abour          123 22: Care         132 23: ïmae          139 24: Gropesack ae  147 25: Joaa         157 26: Mummers       166 27: ïero         181 28: Paîc           194 29: ue & Cry       208 30: rîa            216 31: Pî             234 32: Ne            240 33: Execuîo       247 34: Mummy         257 35: Gos           263 36: Reuîo         268 37: Deb            274 38: Sars & Srîpes   277 39: omewar      284 40: ATerma       292

Posscrîp                           297 He Baa O Paîer Jack                 300 Abou e Auor                      301 Praîse or Me                         302 He Dockyar Quare                    303

Devil’s Acre

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Pubîse î 2015 by Acorn Books wwwacorbookscouk a împrî o Andrews UK Limied wwwarewsukcom He rîg o Me Croucer o be îeîIe as e auor o îs work ave bee assere by îm î accorace wî e Copyrîg, Desîgs a Paes Ac 1998 Copyrîg © 2015 Me Croucer A rîgs reserve No par o îs pubîcaîo may be reprouce, sore î a rerîeva sysem, or rasmîe, î ay orm or by ay meas wîou e prîor wrîe permîssîo o e pubîser, or be oerwîse cîrcuae î ay orm o bîîg or cover oer a a î wîc î îs pubîse a wîou a sîmîar coîîo beîg împose o e subseque purcaser Ay perso wo oes so may be îabe o crîmîa prosecuîo a cîvî caîms or amages A caracers appearîg î îs work are Icîîous Ay resembace o rea persos, îvîg or ea, îs purey coîcîea

He vîews a opîîos expresse ereî are ose o e auor a o o ecessarîy reLec ose o Acor Books or Arews UK îmîe

1: Ink – a Prologue

April 30, 1789. Wall Sree, New York.

Hursay eveîg, aTer ea a compusory prayers, e Geera sa ow o wrîe îs as eer ï was a suîcîe oe A serva soope over îs souer a reace ow o sîr a po-bey îkwe, sow a seay, aîcockwîse, wî e caw o îs Iger We e wrîîg power a îssove a e îk was mîxe, e serva camy pace a uma jawboe eas-wes across a pîe o rag-paper No a wor was spoke He serva, wo was backmaîîg e Geera, use îs seeve o cea e us of e esk-op eaer, a e se ou pe baes, goose quîs a boîg as, as î ayîg e abe or a mea So ar, e îk was îoce, cîrcîg rou î îs po, bu soo e Geera wou rag î across e paper o wrîe e as wors o îs exraorîary îe He wors wou go ow î e îsory books, o course, so ey wou ee o be împressîve O baace, e Geera probaby oug î bes o murer îs ormeor as soo as possîbe, ceraîy by morîg, beore e pubîc ceremoîes ook pace e a ru ou o îme o mee e ma’s emas, a e cou ever repay e moey owe o îs paymasers Bu above a, e a resove o kî îs serva because o a sack u o evîece wîc prove o îm a suc a ma î o eserve o îve He Iy o cavas bag ay a îs ee, beea e baere esk ï was e sor o bag a saîor mîg use o carry a îs wory goos He smes o rope a ar a amp sea cars cou o mask e sîk o someîg more coyîg a corrup îsîe He Geera sî oe a ow e eg o îs rîg îg, îo e eck o e saîor’s sack îs serva, e backmaîer, waîe moîoess o e bî sîe wîe e Geera rummage beea e grea esk, ryîg o I e oae pîso e kew

was î ere e ug îs a eep ow amog e ocumes, bu wîrew î wî a suer we e ouce e mummîIe uma remaîs a aso ay îsîe A a e wîe, îs serva soo sîe, cose eoug o sme e îg uer e esk, as e wace a îe o swea rîcke ow e ace o îs Commaer-î-Cîe ï kow îs because ere were ree sous î e room a îg He Geera, îs serva a me ï e e Cîe ’s erve aî îm as e wave a a o îsmîss e ma, wo ook a sep backwars a mae a paomîme bow beore speakîg î a Luîg, mockîg voîce “You’ wa me o reîre ow, wo’ you Sîr A you’ ee me o ock you î ere, so you ca wrîe your speec uîsurbe, o’ you Sîr” He Geera rîe o o, bu e oy maage a wîc We e ear e îro key ur î îs ock, e go up a move sow, because grow o îs eg paîe îm ATer puîg e eavy rape across e oor, e sumpe back over e esk a oye wî e broke jaw paperweîg, oîg î up a baacîg î î ro o îs eyes uî î was î ocus e sare a e boe or a very og îme, a e ï ear îm aress î î a weary, measure way “Wecome ome, Paîer Jack ï’ be ea as you soo ï guess you ca’ ep smîîg a a, ca you Eve oug you ave o îps” He Geera ook ou îs ow ee, because ey ur îke e Hey a aways ur îke e e a o smîe î pubîc or e years e a o smîe î prîvae or e e ays sîce e arrîva o e saîor’s sack a îs curse coes o evîece agaîs îm Nauray, îs backmaîer a remove e ocumes bearîg îs sîgaure o e ase accous So ere was ow oy oke evîece eT îsîe e sack, seîg ou e secre îsory o eves sîce e begîîg o e war, a e ebs e a goe suckere îo Here was oîg o smîe abou Noîg o smîe abou a a

He serva a become e maser, a e maser a become e serva He creepîg, îsîîous way e a bee ure e rappe îo eîg go e ropes o power, a aîg em over o a buc o crooke marke raers Bu e cou become maser agaî, î oy or a ew ours, by puîg a bue îo îs backmaîer He merca mogus wae eîr pasy or e presîe o îs ew aîo, bu eîr pasy was o oe ye Yes, e was goîg o kî eîr ackey arîg, a e was goîg o o î soo A u, gray age o spî sî of îs eure oo e esk eaer, were î pue He Geera’s ase ee seeme o me îke îrîcae îsrumes o orure, wî mea gum-camps asîoe rom sprîgs a boes, pugge by e îvory o ree aîmas: a wî îppopoamus, a omesîc cow a ere, u a ea, oe o îs ow exrace îcîsors e sappe e evîce ope a su a ew îmes, e mae î kîss e uma jawboe paperweîg, wî a gee sow o respec Now e e îs ow maîbe roug usave jows, wîsîg aou a e a a e ee o e paperweîg, wî îs smears o ar arou e moars Mos o e jawboe’s ee were cîppe a buse, or mîssîg î acîo, beae oose by a Brîîs agma ousîe a roya ockyar gae Bu ey were more poweru a îs ase ee, eve î ea “So, Paîer Jack,” e aresse e jawboe quîey agaî, “wî you juge o George beore e goes o mee îs maker? A so, George,” e wagge îs ow eure, “aow me o îrouce you o îs reîc o Paîer Jack, wo’s areay me îs maker A ow, î you wî excuse me, ï mus examîe my coscîece a wrîe my arewe” Ha was we ï kew e a ecîe o go e woe way ï ear îs wors ceary rom my îîg pace, a ey coIrme îs îeîo ATer kîîg îs backmaîîg serva, e a mae up îs mî o ake e Roma way ou e was goîg o kî îmse oo

He Geera peere îo a Lybow savîg mîrror aogsîe e esk, urîg îs ea o e sîe a swîveîg îs eyes uî e cou see e mîîary queue o aîr paîe beî e a ever wor a wîg, a preerre o power îs aîr or e orma porraîs From wa ï observe, îs porraîs a aways bee kîer a e reaîy e reace or a pe, îppe î î e îk a bega o wrîe, bu îs wrîîg a was crampe a esîa e bîke a ew îmes a wîpe îs eyes wî e back o îs a He ï wace îm sab e îb ar îo e paper, sprayîg a arc o bue-back îk ropes “Sî, sî, sîe!” A sîgîIca ba o aree so sa o e îk po îp, eposîe ere quîe eîberaey by îs serva He Geera soo up a careuy ease e bucke eaer be roug e oops o îs breeces e uî e boe buos a kep guar over îs wîere saks, a ook ow îs pas o examîe e grow o îs eg ï was e sîze a sape o a amb’s braî, a sore wî a bare ea, a î orure îm “Sîe!” e was ITy-seve, a Ie o age wîc oboy ese î îs amîy a maage o reac A e was broke e a eve borrowe e cas or e ame jourey o New York rom îs ome o e Poomac ï wace îm wîce Maybe oe o îs vîoe eaaces a sare e rîppe e îk-spaere raT o îs coessîo îo ueve squares, e e rubbe îs gums, proe îs carbuce a scrace îs bey Fîay e sa, ake rom e waîs ow, a ook aoer see o paper rom beea e jawboe, a bega agaî Federa Ha, Wa Sree, e Cîy o New York hursday Aprî 30, 1789 Feow-Cîîzens o e Senae and o e House o Represenaîves:

ïn a my îe, noîng as Ied me wî greaer anxîey an e summons by my Counry o come ou o reîremen rom e asyum o my decînîng years. ïn îs conlîc o emoîons, ï ave no been swayed by îness or by any reucance or e job ofered me, as ï coness o you wy my nex pubîc duy wî aso be my as. ï dwe on îs prospec wî every emoîon e ove or my counry can înspîre, and a ï wan îs o keep e sacred Ire o îbery burnîng, enrused o e ands o you, e Amerîcan peope. ï ave ony one îng o add. ï concerns me, so ï wî be as ones and brîe as possîbe. Wen ï was Irs onored wî a ca o serve my counry, my duy requîred a ï soud renounce Inancîa rewards. ï coness a ï ave depared rom îs resouîon. Bu ony because ï ave been e subjec o a conspîracy, a orces me o resîgn îs, my newy eeced Oice. ï ereby name e men wo ave engîneered my enrapmen. hey are e Frenc conspîraor, Le Come de Rocambeau, în eague wî e Saem mercan, Eîas Kîng Derby. ï aso name e severa îdenîîes o e backguard wo as precîpîaed my downa, and wo wî be dead by my own and beore ï ake my own îe. Someîmes e cas îmse James Hî, and a oer îmes James Aîken or James Boswe. ï eave you now, unwory o e grea responsîbîîîes o oice, because ï ave succumbed o ose wose concern as never been e pursuî o îbery and jusîce, bu e pursuî o money. ï eave beînd a sack o evîdence conaînîng documenaîon and reîcs. Make use o î as you see I. ï ereby abdîcae a onor besowed on me as Presîden o our beoved Unîed Saes o Amerîca.

hîs îs my conessîon beore ï kî e man wo as engîneered my same, and en kî myse. May God orgîve me.

George Wasîngon

ï was e perec spy ï wîesse everyîg ï was ere we e Irs guso marke e sar o our rebeîo, ITee years beore ï a saîe o e ragîe sîp a ook our war o Ega ï was me wo errîIe e eemy, rom e cream o eîr socîey o e scum o eîr ear A î was me wo esroye eîr mîgy ockyar ï kew everyîg abou e remaîs o e age ma a roe îsîe a saîor’s sack, a ï kew wy î a broug e Geera o îs sorry e My ame îs Jo Aîke, a îs îs e oes accou o my rue sory