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Mr Hogarth’s

Morning

Thom Braun

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An eighteenth-century murder-mystery, but also is a wider story about the social and artistic themes of the
time.
Anovelsetaroundoneof William Hogarth’smosticonicimagesof awomaninLondon(CoventGarden).
Are-examinationof thisimagefromafeministviewpoint.

WhenKittyfalls to herdeathin one of CoventGarden’sseediertenements atthe end of 1735, it’s seen as an
unfortunate accident. But the memory haunts the nightmares of Kitty’s neighbour, Jeremiah Potts. Jeremiah
scrapeshisownpoorlivingbyrunningerrandsforlocalartists,themostfamousbeingWilliam Hogarth–
seemingly unstoppable since the success of his Harlot’s Progress. Hogarth has started work on a new painting
thatshowsawomanwalkingacross CoventGardenPiazza.Theimage raisesimmediatequestionsforthe
artist’swife, Jane– butalso appearstoharkback tosomething in herhusband’spast.

A similar, half-forgotten history torments another local resident, Prudence Hyssop, who is determined that the
New Year of 1736 shouldsignalafreshstart. Meanwhile, gentleman-painter Jonathan Smallow has one thing
only in mind. Murder.

In a fast-moving tale of lost innocence, thwarted ambition, artistic skulduggery, and blind passion, the lives of
Jeremiah, Prudence, Smallow, and the Hogarths are thrown together in new and unforeseen ways. Set against
the vibrant backdrop of Covent Garden, Mr Hogarth’s Morning paints a compelling picture that blends dark
desires with colourful comedy to create a totally new and unforgettable view of eighteenth-century London.

Thom Braun has been an academic (with two PhDs), international marketing director, creative strategy
consultantandpart-time parishpriest. His publications rangefrom a literarybiography of Benjamin Disraeli to
The Philosophy of Branding (published in ten languages) to a satirical novel about the commercialisation of
the Church of England.

Publication Date: 28th November 2024 £12.99 ISBN: 9781836280767
Themasubjectcategory:FV–Historical fiction
paperback 198 x 129 mm 432 pp Portrait Authorlocation: Surbiton

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