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A burnable book, Bruce Holsinger

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London, 1385. Surrounded by ruthless courtiers--including his powerful uncle, John of Gaunt, and Gaunt's artful mistress, Katherine Swynford--England's young, still untested king, Richard II, is in mortal peril, and the danger is only beginning. Songs are heard across London--catchy verses said to originate from an ancient book that prophesies the end of England's kings--and among the book's predictions is Richard's assassination. Only a few powerful men know that the cryptic lines derive from a "burnable book," a seditious work that threatens the stability of the realm. To find the manuscript, wily bureaucrat Geoffrey Chaucer turns to fellow poet John Gower, a professional trader in information with connections high and low. Gower discovers that the book and incriminating evidence about its author have fallen into the unwitting hands of innocents, who will be drawn into a labyrinthine conspiracy that reaches from the king's court to London's slums and stews--and potentially implicates his own son. As the intrigue deepens, it becomes clear that Gower, a man with secrets of his own, may be the last hope to save a king from a terrible fate
Language
eng
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Edition
First edition.
Extent
ix, 444 pages
Isbn
9780062240323
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A burnable book
Title
A burnable book
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Bruce Holsinger
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Language
eng
Summary
London, 1385. Surrounded by ruthless courtiers--including his powerful uncle, John of Gaunt, and Gaunt's artful mistress, Katherine Swynford--England's young, still untested king, Richard II, is in mortal peril, and the danger is only beginning. Songs are heard across London--catchy verses said to originate from an ancient book that prophesies the end of England's kings--and among the book's predictions is Richard's assassination. Only a few powerful men know that the cryptic lines derive from a "burnable book," a seditious work that threatens the stability of the realm. To find the manuscript, wily bureaucrat Geoffrey Chaucer turns to fellow poet John Gower, a professional trader in information with connections high and low. Gower discovers that the book and incriminating evidence about its author have fallen into the unwitting hands of innocents, who will be drawn into a labyrinthine conspiracy that reaches from the king's court to London's slums and stews--and potentially implicates his own son. As the intrigue deepens, it becomes clear that Gower, a man with secrets of his own, may be the last hope to save a king from a terrible fate
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Holsinger, Bruce W
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
no index present
Literary form
fiction
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A John Gower novel
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Gower, John
  • Chaucer, Geoffrey
  • Chaucer, Geoffrey
  • Gower, John
  • Gower, John
  • London (England)
  • Books and reading
  • Courts and courtiers
  • Betrayal
  • Family life
  • Survival
  • Secrets
  • Londres (Angleterre)
  • Livres et lecture
  • Cours et courtisans
  • Trahison (Morale)
  • Betrayal
  • Books and reading
  • Courts and courtiers
  • England
  • Roman
  • Amerikanisches Englisch
  • Books and reading
  • Courts and courtiers
  • Betrayal
  • London (England)
Label
A burnable book, Bruce Holsinger
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Includes bibliographical references
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
853664406
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
First edition.
Extent
ix, 444 pages
Isbn
9780062240323
Lccn
2013025522
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 655
Other control number
40023279210
Other physical details
illustrations, map
System control number
(OCoLC)853664406
Label
A burnable book, Bruce Holsinger
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
853664406
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
First edition.
Extent
ix, 444 pages
Isbn
9780062240323
Lccn
2013025522
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 655
Other control number
40023279210
Other physical details
illustrations, map
System control number
(OCoLC)853664406

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