The novel begins with a prologue in the voice of an old man, Charles de Cresseron, that is set in Chapelizod, Ireland, roughly a century after the events of the novel proper. This prologue details how, during an interment at the churchyard of the title, a skull is accidentally unearthed, which bears the marks of two crushing blows to the head and - even more disconcertingly - a small hole from a trepanning

518 pages, Illustrations, black and white

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	March 28, 2012
ISBN13	9781617207105
Publishers	SMK Books
Pages	518
Dimensions	157 × 230 × 31 mm · 766 g
Language	English

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