The truth of what happened three years ago comes to light, as the past Ciel sought to erase is thrust back into his face. The revelations shake the Phantomhive manor to its foundations, and even Sebastian, the resident devil, can only look on in admiration at the consummate gamesmanship at

Mey-rin, the faithful maid of the Phantomhive household...but her firstencounter with Ciel was that of assassin and target! How did an orphan livingon the streets come to be a loyal servant of the Queen'sWatchdog?

Uncovering the real identity of "Jack the Ripper," Sebastian intends to use his supernatural powers to eliminate the killer, but he soons discovers that Jack possesses powers as well.

This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers. Darwin depended on correspondence to

Earl Phantomhive, the Queen's faithful servant and twelve-year-old boy, is aided by his butler Sebastian whenever he is called in to save a dinner party gone awry or uncover the dark secrets of London's underground.