The Great When

By Alan Moore,

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A propulsive tour through a fantastical London, where history and myth collide, murder stalks the streets and the mundane becomes very magical indeed...

The year is 1949, the city London. Amidst the smog of the capital is Dennis Knuckleyard, a hapless eighteen-year-old employed by a second-hand bookshop. One day, on…

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1 author picked The Great When as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

A book that features Aleister Crowley, Dion Fortune, Kenneth and Steffi Grant, with Austin Osman Spare as a major character, is bound to be interesting. But it is Moore's language that makes it sublime. Fascinating!

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