Paperback, 927 pages
English language
Published Nov. 3, 2004 by Arrow Books.
A novel of history, adventure, science, invention, sex, absurdity, piracy, madness, death and alchemy that sweeps across continents and decades, upending kings, armies, religious beliefs and all expectations. Bringing a remarkable age and its momentous events to vivid life – in an historical epic populated by Samuel Pepys, Isaac Newton, William of Orange, Benjamin Franklin and King Louis XIV – Quicksilver is an extraordinary achievement from one of the most remarkable and original writers of our time. --back cover
Contains historical errors that made me give the book up. Just read Wealth of Nations and the Aubrey Maturin Series by Patrick O'Brian.
