The Quincunx
First edition | |
| Author | Charles Palliser |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Jenny Phillips |
| Cover artist | Benjamin Haydon (first edition), Volker Strater (UK Paperback), James Hutcheson (US editions) |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Publisher | Canongate Publishing |
Publication date | 1989 |
| Publication place | UK |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 1221 pp. |
| ISBN | 0-345-37113-5 |
| OCLC | 23069665 |
The Quincunx (The Inheritance of John Huffam) is the epic first novel of Charles Palliser. It takes the form of a Dickensian mystery set in early 19th century England, but Palliser has added the modern attributes of an ambiguous plot and unreliable narrators. Many of the puzzles that are apparently solved in the story have an alternative solution in the subtext.