Firemaster’s Mistress
Häftad, Engelska, 2006
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Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.In the troubled year of 1605, Papist plots are rife in the gaudy streets of Shakespeare's London as the fifth of November approaches …Francis Quoynt, Firemaster, is recently returned from Flanders and dreaming of making fireworks rather than war.Instead, Quoynt is recruited by Robert Cecil, First Minister, to spy on Guido Fawkes and his fellow conspirators. Meanwhile, Sir Francis Bacon is scheming for high position and spying on Quoynt.Kate Peach, a glove maker, was Quoynt's lover before war took him away. Now living in Southwark, she is brought into grave danger. She is a secret Catholic. A fugitive Jesuit is concealed in her rooms. While Francis hopes to prevent the death of King James I and everyone in his parliament, Kate will have to save herself …
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2006-10-02
- Mått129 x 198 x 32 mm
- Vikt356 g
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor528
- FörlagHarperCollins Publishers
- EAN9780007180684
- MiljömärkningProduced using independently certified paper to ensure responsible forestry management. (Certification is by FSC, PEFC or SFI.) Produced in the UK using 100% renewable electricity.