Download or read book At the House of the Magician written by Mary Hooper and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-09-14 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucy has been forced to run away from home as she fears for her safety from her drunken father. She is taken on as a maid at the house of Dr Dee, court magician, upon whom Elizabeth I relies heavily, even down to advising the date of her coronation. The household is strange and sinister, and Lucy has a nose for intrigue . . . And she has more than enough to satisfy her: Lucy stumbles across a plot to assassinate the queen and has to find means to warn her . . .