Download or read book The End Of Mr. Y written by Scarlett Thomas and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2008-06-12 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Ingenious and original' Philip Pullman If you knew a book was cursed, would you still read it? When Ariel Manto uncovers a copy of The End of Mr. Y in a second-hand bookshop, she can't believe her eyes. She knows enough about its author, the outlandish Victorian scientist Thomas Lumas, to know that copies are exceedingly rare. And, some say, cursed. With Mr. Y under her arm, Ariel finds herself thrust into a thrilling adventure of love, sex, death and time-travel.