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The Reckoning
Charles Nicholl
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Description for The Reckoning
Paperback. In 1593, the brilliant and controversial young playwright, Christopher Marlowe was stabbed to death in a Deptford lodging house officially in a quarrel over the bill. Tracing Marlowe's shadowy political and intelligence dealings, the author uncovers critical new evidence about that fatal day. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, map, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; BG; HBJD1; HBLH; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 448.
In 1593, the brilliant and controversial young playwright Christopher Marlowe was stabbed to death in a Deptford lodging house. The circumstances were shady, the official account - a violent quarrel over the bill, or 'recknynge' - long regarded as dubious.
For the first time tracing Marlowe's shadowy political and intelligence dealings, Charles Nicholl uncovers critical new evidence about that fatal day. Also providing an enthralling revelation of the extraordinary underworld of Elizabethan crime and espionage, the 'secret theatre', Nicholl penetrates four centuries of obscurity to expose a complex and chilling story of entrapment and betrayal.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099437475
SKU
V9780099437475
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About Charles Nicholl
Charles Nicholl has written two travel books, The Fruit Palace and Borderlines; a study of Elizabethan alchemy, The Chemical Theatre, and a biography of the pamphleteer Thomas Nashe, A Cup of News. He has also written a reconstruction of Sir Walter Ralegh's search for El Dorado, The Creature in the Map, and Somebody Else, which won the 1998 Hawthornden Prize. ... Read more
Reviews for The Reckoning
An absorbing detective story with many twists and dark secrets. It is a passionate tale that haunts the imagination
Michael Sheldon
Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year
Remarkable...for the first time reveals the true mystery of his death... Extraordinary
The Times
A book full of wit, scholarship and ingenuity... Extraordinary
Colm Toibin
Irish ... Read more
Michael Sheldon
Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year
Remarkable...for the first time reveals the true mystery of his death... Extraordinary
The Times
A book full of wit, scholarship and ingenuity... Extraordinary
Colm Toibin
Irish ... Read more