The Ingenious Edgar Jones (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt

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The skies of Oxford are aflame with meteors the night Edgar Jones comes into the world-clearly this porter's son, born in a small cottage in 1847, is no ordinary boy. While his mother is apprehensive about her restless, inquisitive child, Edgar-s father believes without a doubt that his son is destined for greatness. As the years pass, it becomes apparent that Edgar has a unique talent: He is a born inventor, and his gift for making is matched by a fierce will.

Edgar turns his back on the scholarly life his father had intended for him and apprentices himself to a blacksmith. It is not long before his ingenuity and metalworking skills bring him to the attention of a maverick professor at Oxford University, a bone collector with plans for a museum of natural history. Finally, Edgar has the opportunity to showcase the singular gifts he-s learned in the hazardous soot and heat of the forge. But his great ability also becomes a curse, and his prominence is fraught with danger-both for him and for his family.

Set at the dramatic midpoint of the nineteenth century, in a world on the cusp of change, The Ingenious Edgar Jones is an unforgettable coming-of-age story about the complexities of family life and the journey of one young man as he finds his place in a rapidly shifting world.


From the Hardcover edition.