Kenilworth: A Romance

Informationen zum Autor Walter Scott Klappentext In the court of Elizabeth I, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, is favoured above all the noblemen of England. It is rumoured that the Queen may chose him for her husband, but Leicester has secretly married the beautiful Amy Robsart. Fearing ruin if this were known, he keeps his lovely young wife a virtual prisoner in an old country house. Meanwhile Leicester's manservant Varney has sinister designs on Amy, and enlists an alchemist to help him further his evil ambitions. Brilliantly recreating the splendour and pageantry of Elizabethan England, with Shakespeare, Walter Ralegh and Elizabeth herself among its characters, Kenilworth (1821) is a compelling depiction of intrigue, power struggles and superstition in a bygone age. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Zusammenfassung In the court of Elizabeth I, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, is favoured above all the noblemen of England. It is rumoured that the Queen may chose him for her husband. This story is a depiction of intrigue, power struggles and superstition in a bygone age.

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• Authors: J. Alexander, J. H. Alexander, Sir Walter Scott, Walter Scott, Walter Sir Scott, Scott Walter
• Assisted by: J. Alexander (Editor), J. H. Alexander (Editor), J. Alexander (Introduction), J. H. Alexander (Introduction)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.01.1999
• EAN: 9780140436549
• ISBN: 978-0-14-043654-9
• No. of pages: 528
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 197 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; England, FICTION / Historical / General, Historical fiction, c 1500 to c 1600, Later 16th century c 1550 to c 1599