A thorough portrait of villainy, Count Fathom is a deviant criminal and a villain who cheats and philanders his way across Europe, with complete disregard for the law or the people he meets. One of the first novels to paint “a complete picture of human depravity”.

Cover Art:

Portrait of Count A. A. Perovsky – 1836 , oil on canvas by Karl Bryullov.

Source: https://www.wikiart.org/en/karl-bryullov/

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