Blue Billy's Rogue Lexicon

Two men offer two very different futures in this tale of a young man's search for himself after a spectacular fall.

William Dempsey rose from a life of thieving and prostitution to be the personal plaything of the Marquess of Argyll. Then a betrayal sees him returned to the rough streets of London without patronage, his West End apartment, or a place among the ton.

So on a stormy night, he arrives at a house in Southwark - Marathon Moll's in the Mint - the bawdyhouse he worked in during his ascent and where he earned the name Blue Billy. Here, amidst the parties and antics at Moll's, he meets Tom, a quiet, conflicted man, who senses in Billy a kindred soul. The attraction is immediate, and they take the first, tentative steps towards each other.

Then an ambitious young rogue arrives at the house asking Billy to fulfil the promise of his failed youth. He asks him to reclaim the language of his past, even if it costs him his future.

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Blue Billy's Rogue Lexicon

Two men offer two very different futures in this tale of a young man's search for himself after a spectacular fall.

William Dempsey rose from a life of thieving and prostitution to be the personal plaything of the Marquess of Argyll. Then a betrayal sees him returned to the rough streets of London without patronage, his West End apartment, or a place among the ton.

So on a stormy night, he arrives at a house in Southwark - Marathon Moll's in the Mint - the bawdyhouse he worked in during his ascent and where he earned the name Blue Billy. Here, amidst the parties and antics at Moll's, he meets Tom, a quiet, conflicted man, who senses in Billy a kindred soul. The attraction is immediate, and they take the first, tentative steps towards each other.

Then an ambitious young rogue arrives at the house asking Billy to fulfil the promise of his failed youth. He asks him to reclaim the language of his past, even if it costs him his future.

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Blue Billy's Rogue Lexicon

Blue Billy's Rogue Lexicon

by David Lawrence
Blue Billy's Rogue Lexicon

Blue Billy's Rogue Lexicon

by David Lawrence

Overview

Two men offer two very different futures in this tale of a young man's search for himself after a spectacular fall.

William Dempsey rose from a life of thieving and prostitution to be the personal plaything of the Marquess of Argyll. Then a betrayal sees him returned to the rough streets of London without patronage, his West End apartment, or a place among the ton.

So on a stormy night, he arrives at a house in Southwark - Marathon Moll's in the Mint - the bawdyhouse he worked in during his ascent and where he earned the name Blue Billy. Here, amidst the parties and antics at Moll's, he meets Tom, a quiet, conflicted man, who senses in Billy a kindred soul. The attraction is immediate, and they take the first, tentative steps towards each other.

Then an ambitious young rogue arrives at the house asking Billy to fulfil the promise of his failed youth. He asks him to reclaim the language of his past, even if it costs him his future.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781737723356
Publisher: Broadbound Publishing
Publication date: 02/12/2023
Pages: 260
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.59(d)

About the Author

A native of the American Southwest, David Lawrence has spent much of his life living and traveling in Great Britain, France, and Finland. He now lives in Helena, Montana, with his Finnish partner. By day he loves hiking under the Big Sky of his adopted state. By night, however, he prefers editing lost manuscripts and wandering the byways of eighteenth-century London . . . Hugh is his first novel.

Philip Battley is a highly experienced audiobook producer and narrator, with his own studio. He has narrated over seventy audiobook titles, which are available on Audible.com. Whether your characters are preparing to attend a Regency Ball, on a quest into outer space, battling the undead, slipping between the sheets with someone they shouldn't, or on a mission to save their younger brother from some monsters in the pond at the bottom of the garden (yes, he's narrated them all), Philip can bring your story to audible life. His versatility and wide vocal range mean performing multiple characters with different voices, and genders are his specialty. Philip works with bestselling authors, publishers, and audio studios in the US and UK. As a classically trained actor who has performed on stage (West End, Shakespeare's Globe), television (BBC, PBS, ITV, Channel 4, Lifetime), and in movies, he prides himself on following direction. A lot of love and care go into each voice. He's very organized, but easy to work with and always delivers on time.
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