A cold October night, 1854. In a dark passageway, an innocent man is stabbed to death. So begins the extraordinary story
of Edward Glyver, book lover, scholar and murderer. As a young boy, Glyver always believed he was destined for greatness.
This seems the stuff of dreams, until a chance discovery convinces Glyver that he was right: greatness does await him,
along with immense wealth and influence. And he will stop at nothing to win back a prize that he now knows is rightfully
his. Glyver's path leads him from the depths of Victorian London, with its foggy streets, brothels and opium dens, to
Evenwood, one of England's most enchanting country houses. His is a story of betrayal and treachery, of death and delusion,
of ruthless obsession and ambition. And at every turn, driving Glyver irresistibly onwards, is his deadly rival: the poet-
criminal Phoebus Rainsford Daunt. Thirty years in the writing, THE MEANING OF NIGHT is a stunning achievement. Full of
drama and passion, it is an enthralling novel that will captivate readers right up to its final thrilling revelation.
About The Reader
David Timson has performed in modern and classic plays across the country and abroad, including Wild Honey for Alan
Ayckbourn, Hamlet, The Man of Mode, and The Seagull. He has been seen on TV in Nelson.s Column and Swallows and Amazons,
and in the film The Russia House. David Timson, known best as the Naxos AudioBooks Sherlock Holmes reader. But now he
appears in his guise as theatre historian. David, who has directed four of Shakespeare recordings (Henry V,Twelfth Night,
Richard III and Othello), teaches at RADAand, as his audiobook The History of the Theatre shows, is deeply interested in
the development of acting styles.
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