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PublisherCengage GALE

ISBN-101432830252

ISBN-139781432830250

eBay Product ID (ePID)203777841

Product Key Features

Book TitleLove's Alchemy

Number of Pages392 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2015

TopicMystery & Detective / Historical

GenreFiction

AuthorBryan Crockett

Book SeriesA John Donne Mystery Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Length8.6 in

Item Width5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2014-038497

Dewey Edition23

Series Volume Number1

Dewey Decimal813/.6

Synopsis"This well-wrought historical mystery pits the brilliant wordsmith John Donne against the Machiavellian politician Robert Cecil. The match is uneven; Cecil runs James I's kingdom while Donne struggles to make ends meet through the patronage of the alluring Countess of Bedford who sets herself up as a rival to his resourceful wife Anne. Donne is summoned to meet with Cecil who suborns the struggling poet as a spy to infiltrate the underground network of English Catholics seeking Jesuit priests. But Donne wants no part of any spying. He sets out instead to outwit Cecil as he journeys with Lady Bedford's crafty old manservant through dangerous territory surviving plots and threats by his wits aid from the quick-spirited Anne and a strong dose of gallows humor. " ", This well-wrought historical mystery pits the brilliant wordsmith John Donne against the Machiavellian politician Robert Cecil. The match is uneven; Cecil runs James I's kingdom while Donne struggles to make ends meet through the patronage of the alluring Countess of Bedford, who sets herself up as a rival to his resourceful wife, Anne. Donne is summoned to meet with Cecil, who suborns the struggling poet as a spy to infiltrate the underground network of English Catholics, seeking Jesuit priests. But Donne wants no part of any spying. He sets out instead to outwit Cecil as he journeys with Lady Bedford's crafty old manservant through dangerous territory, surviving plots and threats by his wits, aid from the quick-spirited Anne, and a strong dose of gallows humor. , This well-wrought historical mystery pits the brilliant wordsmith John Donne against the Machiavellian politician Robert Cecil. The match is uneven; Cecil runs James I's kingdom while Donne struggles to make ends meet through the patronage of the alluring Countess of Bedford, who sets herself up as a rival to his resourceful wife, Anne. Donne is summoned to meet with Cecil, who suborns the struggling poet as a spy to infiltrate the underground network of English Catholics, seeking Jesuit priests. But Donne wants no part of any spying. He sets out instead to outwit Cecil as he journeys with Lady Bedford's crafty old manservant through dangerous territory, surviving plots and threats by his wits, aid from the quick-spirited Anne, and a strong dose of gallows humor.

LC Classification NumberPS3603.R6353L68 2015