- Published: 1 July 2010
- ISBN: 9781409080787
- Imprint: Transworld Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 368
Eclipse
- Published: 1 July 2010
- ISBN: 9781409080787
- Imprint: Transworld Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 368
A ripping yarn expertly told: part Flashman at the Races; part Seabiscuit without the schmaltz.
Observer
Clee combines the story of Eclipse's racing and breeding career with the lives of those who bred and owned him, a crowd who were racy in every conceivable sense.
Daily Telegraph
Clee knows how to tell a gripping story: he weaves the halves together into a well-written narrative of social change... fascinating.
Independent
This splendid book...This is a read bursting with life, and Clee has the balance and worldliness to weigh all his material with sense and perspective. No racing home should be without it.
The Times
It brings to life a horse that has left behind a matchless legacy. For the casual reader, it is an enjoyable romp through a period knee-deep in fops, fools and fraudsters.
Independent on Sunday
Nicholas Clee has taken one of the greatest of all racing stories and brought it wonderfully back to life
BROUGH SCOTT
A compelling and brilliantly researched reflection of the era which featured one of racing's most renowned equine heroes -- Eclipse
SIR PETER O'SULLEVAN
Clee does a brilliant job of conjuring up the rollicking Georgian London inhabited by Dennis O'Kelly and his brothel-keeping mistress.
Seven, Daily Telegraph
A colourful romp through Georgian London and its scoundrels and chancers.
Daily Mail