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Williamson's Tunnels remain one of Liverpool's most intriguing mysteries, some two centuries after they were constructed by the city's greatest eccentric, Joseph Williamson.In the early years of the nineteenth centurythis rich merchant paid a secret army of men todig a labyrinth that stretches for miles beneath the city.In The Mole Of Edge Hill writer David Clensypresents a dual approach to understanding more about this singular character.The first half of the book is a short novel in which the author brings the eerie subterraneanworld to life, imagining what Williamson's lifemay have been like.In the second half of the book, after yearsof research, the writer presents the mostin-depth history yet written of the realMole Of Edge Hill.Clensy, David is the author of 'Mole of Edge Hill The World of Williamson's Tunnels', published 2006 under ISBN 9781411617926 and ISBN 1411617924.
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