Gallows Thief

Informationen zum Autor Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and worked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, his American wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote a novel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judy divide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, South Carolina. Klappentext 1820s Britain: after the wars with France, when unemployment was high and soldiers could be paid off, when the government was desperately afraid of social unrest, any crime was drastically punished and thousands were hung. But one could petition the King and an investigation might ensue... Zusammenfassung 1820s Britain: after the wars with France, when unemployment was high and soldiers could be paid off, when the government was desperately afraid of social unrest, any crime was drastically punished and thousands were hung. But one could petition the King and an investigation might ensue…

Product details

• Authors: Bernard Cornwell
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.06.2016
• EAN: 9780007437559
• ISBN: 978-0-00-743755-9
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Action & Adventure, Historical adventure, Historical adventure fiction