{"product_id":"the-gobblin-society-langdon-st-ives-9781596069480","title":"The Gobblin' Society (Langdon St. Ives)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The story begins with an inheritance. Following a protracted legal battle  Alice St. Ives  Langdons wife  has come into full possession of Seaward  the house left to her by her late Uncle Godfrey  a man with a number of bizarre proclivities. Heartened by this good fortune  Alice  Langdon and their surrogate son Finn prepare to take possession of the house. From this point forward  events spin out of control  taking on a madcap logic of their own that is exhilarating and-in typical Blaylock fashion-often quite funny. What follows is  in a sense  a tale of two houses. The first  of course  is Seaward  a \"rambling  eccentric old house\" with it its history  its secrets  its priceless accumulation of volumes of arcane lore. The other is a neighboring house known  for good reasons  as \"Gobblin Manor \" home base of The Gobblin Society  a \"culinary establishment\" with its own peculiar-and very dark-traditions. In the course of an event filled few days  St. Ives and his cohorts will encounter smuggling  mesmerism  kidnapping  cannibalism and murder. It is  in other words  a typical-and typically eccentric-Langdon St. Ives adventure. Like its predecessors  this latest extravaganza is fast-paced  unpredictable  and a thorough delight to read. Few novelists evoke the essence of Victorian England as successfully as Blaylock. Fewer still bring such wit  style  and propulsive narrative talents to the task. In The Gobblin Society  Blaylock has given vibrant new life to one of his signature creations. The result is a gift both for Blaylocks longtime fans  and for newcomers lucky enough to come along for this astonishing-and thoroughly enjoyable-ride.\"--Provided by publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276034465845,"sku":"ByrdShop_1596069481","price":239.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781596069480.jpg?v=1780522092","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-gobblin-society-langdon-st-ives-9781596069480","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}