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Maxwell, Robin The Queen's Bastard: A Novel
New York: Scribner Paperbac Touchstone June 15, 2000 0-684-85760-X / 9780684857602 Paperback Very Good
Maxwell's second novel (after The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn) breathes ext raordinary life into the scandals, political intrigue and gut-wrenching bat tles that typified Queen Elizabeth's reign as seen through the eyes of Arth ur Dudley, the man who may have been the illegitimate progeny of the Virgin Queen and her beloved Master of the Horse, Robin Dudley. Arthur's first-pe rson narration is cleverly juxtaposed with third-person dramatization of si gnificant events in the queen's life, bringing an intricate authenticity to the possibility that Elizabeth gave birth to a bastard son. Maxwell's rese arch examines the biographical gaps in, and documented facts about, the que en's life, making this incredible tale plausible, and the author aptly embe llishes her story with rich period details and the epic dramas of the late 16th century.
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500.00 JPY
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