# The Quincunx

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- Book: [The Quincunx](https://www.bookquiver.com/charles-palliser/the-quincunx) ([The Quincunx.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/charles-palliser/the-quincunx.md))
- Authors: [Charles Palliser](https://www.bookquiver.com/charles-palliser)
- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-01-4017-762-6
- Pages: 1248
- Published: 1995-06-29
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The Quincunx is an epic Dickensian-like mystery novel set in 19th century England, and concerns the varying fortunes of young John Huffam and his mother. A thrilling complex plot is made more intriguing by the unreliable narrator of the book - how much can we believe of what he says? First published in 1989, The Quincunx was a surprise bestseller and began a trend for pastiche Victorian novels. It remains one of the best.