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From the bestselling author of A Woman of Substance, a page-turning epic Victorian historical family saga.London 1889: Victorian London is a place of wealth, privilege and poverty, a city of extremes. For James Falconer, who grew up as a barrow boy on a London market, it is a city of opportunity.Working his way up Henry Malvern’s trading company in Piccadilly, James faces fraud and betrayal. A fierce rivalry develops with Henry’s daughter and heir Alexis – but their animosity masks a powerful attraction.Embarking on a love affair with the daughter of Russian émigrés, James’s life begins to transform. But as treachery and danger threaten, a secret comes to light that will change his life forever. James must decide where his future lies – with Henry Malvern or following his own dream…Gripping, dramatic and bringing the England of Queen Victoria and the British Empire vividly to life, In the Lion’s Den is a sweeping historical epic from one of our finest storytellers, creator of A Woman of Substance.

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IN THE LION’S DEN

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Copyright Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Characters PART ONE - фото 1

Copyright Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Characters PART ONE: HONOUR & LOYALTY London/Kent 1889 Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven PART TWO: TRUE FRIENDSHIP London/Hull/Gloucestershire 1890 Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen PART THREE: UNEXPECTED REVELATIONS London/Hull/Kent 1890 Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Chapter Twenty-Three Chapter Twenty-Four Chapter Twenty-Five Chapter Twenty-Six PART FOUR: TAKING CHANCES London 1891–2 Chapter Twenty-Seven Chapter Twenty-Eight Chapter Twenty-Nine Chapter Thirty Chapter Thirty-One Chapter Thirty-Two Chapter Thirty-Three Chapter Thirty-Four Chapter Thirty-Five Chapter Thirty-Six Epilogue Keep Reading … About the Author Books by Barbara Taylor Bradford About the Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

1 London Bridge Street

London SE1 9GF

www.harpercollins.co.uk

First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2019

Copyright © Barbara Taylor Bradford 2019

Cover photographs © Lee Avison/Trevillion Images

Cover design by Claire Ward © HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2019

Barbara Taylor Bradford asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins.

Source ISBN: 9780008242466

Ebook Edition © November 2019 ISBN: 9780008242480

Version: 2020-08-05

Dedication Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Characters PART ONE: HONOUR & LOYALTY London/Kent 1889 Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven PART TWO: TRUE FRIENDSHIP London/Hull/Gloucestershire 1890 Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen PART THREE: UNEXPECTED REVELATIONS London/Hull/Kent 1890 Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Chapter Twenty-Three Chapter Twenty-Four Chapter Twenty-Five Chapter Twenty-Six PART FOUR: TAKING CHANCES London 1891–2 Chapter Twenty-Seven Chapter Twenty-Eight Chapter Twenty-Nine Chapter Thirty Chapter Thirty-One Chapter Thirty-Two Chapter Thirty-Three Chapter Thirty-Four Chapter Thirty-Five Chapter Thirty-Six Epilogue Keep Reading … About the Author Books by Barbara Taylor Bradford About the Publisher

For my darling Bob, with my love

Contents

Cover

Title Page IN THE LION’S DEN Barbara Taylor Bradford

Copyright

Dedication

Characters

PART ONE:

HONOUR & LOYALTY PART ONE

London/Kent 1889 PART ONE

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

PART TWO:

TRUE FRIENDSHIP PART TWO

London/Hull/Gloucestershire 1890 PART TWO

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

PART THREE:

UNEXPECTED REVELATIONS

London/Hull/Kent 1890

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Five

Chapter Twenty-Six

PART FOUR:

TAKING CHANCES

London 1891–2

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Chapter Thirty

Chapter Thirty-One

Chapter Thirty-Two

Chapter Thirty-Three

Chapter Thirty-Four

Chapter Thirty-Five

Chapter Thirty-Six

Epilogue

Keep Reading …

About the Author

Books by Barbara Taylor Bradford

About the Publisher

CHARACTERS Contents Cover Title Page IN THE LION’S DEN Barbara Taylor Bradford Copyright Dedication Characters PART ONE: HONOUR & LOYALTY PART ONE London/Kent 1889 PART ONE Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven PART TWO: TRUE FRIENDSHIP PART TWO London/Hull/Gloucestershire 1890 PART TWO Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen PART THREE: UNEXPECTED REVELATIONS London/Hull/Kent 1890 Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Chapter Twenty-Three Chapter Twenty-Four Chapter Twenty-Five Chapter Twenty-Six PART FOUR: TAKING CHANCES London 1891–2 Chapter Twenty-Seven Chapter Twenty-Eight Chapter Twenty-Nine Chapter Thirty Chapter Thirty-One Chapter Thirty-Two Chapter Thirty-Three Chapter Thirty-Four Chapter Thirty-Five Chapter Thirty-Six Epilogue Keep Reading … About the Author Books by Barbara Taylor Bradford About the Publisher

THE FALCONERS

Philip Henry Rosewood Falconer, founder of the dynasty; a head butler.

Esther Marie Falconer, his wife and co-founder of the dynasty; a head housekeeper.

Their sons

Matthew Falconer, his eldest son and heir; a stall owner at the Malvern Market.

George Falconer, a noted journalist on The Chronicle daily newspaper.

Harry Falconer, a chef and owner of a café, the Rendezvous.

Their grandchildren (Matthew’s offspring)

James Lionel, an ambitious young businessman on the rise.

Rosalind, known as Rossi, a seamstress.

Edward Albert, assistant to his father on the stalls.

Their daughter-in-law

Maude Falconer, Matthew’s wife and mother of his children; a seamstress.

THE VENABLES

Clarence Venables, Esther Falconer’s brother-in-law, great-uncle of James Falconer, owner of a shipping company in Hull.

Marina Venables, Clarence’s wife and younger sister of Esther Falconer. Great-aunt of James Falconer. A noted artist.

Their children

William Venables, eldest son and heir, working at the Hull shipping company.

Albert Venables, second son, working at the Hull shipping company.

Their daughter-in-law

Anne Venables, Albert’s wife.

THE MALVERNS

Henry Ashton Malvern, owner of the Malvern Company, a big business enterprise and real-estate company.

Alexis Malvern, his only child and heir; a partner in the business.

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