Caleb Brown

Author. Delver into the darker recesses of London history in The Devil’s Menagerie. Admirer of Sansom, Taylor, Follett et al.

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London. 1822. It will take a monster to capture one.

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More praise for The Devil's Menagerie. Still 99p on Kindle. https://t.co/nQgdznvKRW

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@GhostWNimocks London, 1822. A murderous creature stalks the streets. And in a city of beasts, it will take a monster to catch one… Inspired by real characters & events, The Devil’s Menagerie transports readers into a little-known period in London’s history. https://t.co/ouUdGRzgOK

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@goodreads Cloud Atlas.

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@goodreads I'm re-reading Carter Beats The Devil by Glen David Gold, but I'd be very happy if some of you read The Devil's Menagerie.

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Wow! Thrilled by the early reviews for The Devil's Menagerie. https://t.co/F9ogQNHmvJ

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The Devil's Menagerie's cast of true-life characters includes Jacco Maccaco, a ferocious, fighting monkey who became an infamous celebrity in 1820s London. Jacco drew huge crowds to the bloody Westminster Pit where he fought - and killed - all comers. https://t.co/bp681P4XaG

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Discover a London you never knew existed. A sinister, city of beasts. Inspired by real events and characters, The Devil's Menagerie is the dark and original historical fiction debut of Caleb Brown. Available now on Amazon for just .99p. https://t.co/OOjMRSO7lH

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Set in a unique period when London was a sinister city of beasts, the Devil’s Menagerie is inspired by real historical figures, the world’s 1st animal rights enforcers. Dark & original, it’s The Alienist meets The Terror & Fantastic Beasts. https://t.co/oom3y7ap0c

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@jennieg_author @Nelle_Andrew @Sourcebooks Congrats. It's a very fine book. Enjoyed it immensely.

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Set in a unique period when London was a seething, city of beasts, The Devil's Menagerie is gripping lovers of twisty, dark historical fiction. https://t.co/gfUa8hmhvK

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One day I hope he’ll be talking about the tie in video game to The Devil’s Menagerie movie! Great analysis. His passion is obvious.

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What an interesting and informative video. Bravo.

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Draught dogs - St Bernards, Bernese mountain dogs, Bouvier de Flandres and Newfoundlands - filled the streets of Georgian London until they were banned in 1840. The Devil's Menagerie features a giant draught dog, Belgo that transports protagonist Charles Wheeler around London.

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An MP, Richard Martin, passes the world’s 1st animal rights Act, to protect “the brute creation”. With no constabulary to police the law, Martin forges a unique, new force. Only a few are devoted - or desperate - enough to risk death & enlist. #Halloween https://t.co/JRS1PO6CEo

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Most sinister of all, the capturing and importing of ever more spectacular and fantastical new creatures from India and south America, Africa and Australia has become a lucrative - and ruthless - trade. #Halloween #DevilsMenagerie https://t.co/JRS1PO6CEo

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The residents of Mayfair keep mongeese and marmosets, cassowaries & crocodiles. Elephants and tigers are on show at menageries & travelling circuses while fighting bears, dogs & monkeys are still baited and bet upon in London’s bloody cockpits. #Halloween https://t.co/JRS1PO6CEo

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London in the Spring & Summer of 1822 is the engine room of an Empire, a raucous metropolis of one and a half million souls, but also, as poet William Wordsworth observed, a city of “beasts. Of every nature… convened, From every clime.” #Halloween

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Review on Amazon: Loved it! https://t.co/R8nZdZU7kE #Amazon. #bookreview

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Ah thank you. 🙏 Enjoy

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@goodreads Hallowe’en beckons. Giving this a go.

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1820s London was alive with exotic menageries, all - as here - advertising previously unseen wonders like the “horned horse or Nilghau”. (Probably a large Indian antelope!) Unscrupulous menagerie owners stopped at nothing to acquire #FantasticBeasts. #Kindle ##HistoricalFiction

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