Summary
In the spring of 1613 Mr William Shakespeare, a gentleman farmer in Warwickshire, returns to London. It is a ceremonial visit; he has no further theatrical ambitions. But the city is still reeling from the terrorist panic of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and fate soon forces him to take up his pen again. It was never possible to write about Henry VII while his granddaughter Elizabeth was Queen, but now he must. It is a perilous enterprise: King James I’s spies are everywhere.
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| ISBN-13: | 9780349122502 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349122504 |
| Author: | Robert Winder |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2011 |
| Weight: | 354g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 127mm x 29mm |
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** ‘An intelligent, entertaining and skilfully constructed book … a well-spun historical yarn’ Charles Nicholl, GUARDIAN ** ¿It¿s an audacious author who dares to emulate Shakespeare. But Robert Winder pulls it off with aplomb … A sophisticated romp’ Stephen Morris, FINANACIAL TIMES
About The Author
Robert Winder
Robert Winder was literary editor of the INDEPENDENT for five years and deputy editor of Granta magazine. He has written two novels and the bestselling Abacus non-fiction title BLOODY FOREIGNERS.
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