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Alexander Von Reisden
Alexander von Reisden is a fictional character in a three book historical mystery series by Sarah Smith (writer), Sarah Smith. The novels, set in turn of the 20th century Boston and pre-World War I Paris, are ''The Vanished Child'' (1992), ''The Knowledge of Water'' (1996), and ''A Citizen of the Country'' (2000). Overview Reisden is an Austrian baron and chemist with an unexplained gap in his childhood memories. His 1905 return to America solves both the question of the murder of William Knight and the eighteen-year-old disappearance of Knight's grandson Richard. Reisden discovers that he is, in fact, Richard Knight. His grandfather was physically abusive and Richard shot him. Unable to deal with what he had done, the child stowed away on a ship that was bound for Africa. There, he lived the life of a street child, sometimes sleeping under a bridge or working for a junk seller. At age 10, Reisden was discovered by Count Leo von Loewenstein, a wealthy Austrian Aristocracy (class) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Smith (writer)
Sarah Smith (born 1947) is an American literature, American author living in Brookline, Massachusetts, Brookline, Massachusetts. Life She holds a B.A. and a Ph.D. in English literature, both from Harvard. She was an Assistant Professor of English for several years before going to work in the computer industry. She has worked for Lisp Machines Inc., Bachman Inc., ITP Systems, Inc., and Effective Educational Tech which was acquired by Pearson Education in 2006. She is the author of a three-novel historical mystery series set in turn of the century Boston and Paris about amnesiac Alexander von Reisden. She has also authored ''King of Space'', a work of speculative fiction published as a hypertext novel by Eastgate Systems, Inc. in 1991, that places her among the pioneers of electronic literature.Electronic literature Awards * Fulbright fellow 1968-69 * Mellon fellow, 1977 * named Woman of Year, The College Club of Boston, 1997. Works * * * * ''Chasing Shakespeares'' Atria Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |