The Clerkenwell Tales
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The Clerkenwell Tales by Peter Ackroyd
From a master historian -- a brilliantly original historical novel set in late-14th century London.I am sister to the day and night. I am sister to the woods. Sister Clarisse, a nun in the House of St. Mary at Clerkenwell, experiences visions. She dreams of the English King. Are her prophesies the babblings of the crazed? Or can she see a future in which Henry Bolingbroke overthrows Richard I?
This clever and colourful novel begins with The Nun's Tale, and continues with The Friar's Tale, The Merchant's Tale and The Clerk's Tale. Thus, story by story, Peter Ackroyd builds his portrait of medieval London. The people are disenchanted with the Church, with its wealth and corruption, its Pope in Rome and its Pope in Avignon. But heresy is dangerous -- almost as dangerous as rebellion. This is a novel about spies and counterspies, radicals and idealists, murderers and arsonists, sects and secret societies. It is a tale richly atmospheric and satisfying in its historical detail.
From the Hardcover edition.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780385511216 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385511213 |
| Title | The Clerkenwell Tales |
| Author | Peter Ackroyd |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Nan A. Talese |
| Year published | 2004-09-21 |
| Number of pages | 213 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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