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Violence
None
A possible faked death; no violence
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romantic content
Substance Use
None
Period use of opium (Chatterton historical context)
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of forgery, art, identity, and the mystery of a life
What this book is about
Ackroyd's 1987 novel weaves three storylines around the question of whether the 18th-century poet Thomas Chatterton faked his own death. A meditative literary mystery. For older teens and adults.
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