[PDF] The Fair Maid Of Bohemia eBook

Author : Edward Marston
Publisher : Allison & Busby
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 13,42 MB
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0749015012

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Murder turns the journey of a lifetime into a deadly nightmare The plague has struck London once again but so has opportunity for theatre company Lord Westfield's Men. Invited to perform at the wedding celebrations of Sophia Magdalena, the fair maid of Bohemia, the company's bookholder Nicholas Bracewell and his acting troupe begin the long journey across Europe. Confident they will arrive safely and deliver Lord Westfield's secret missive to an alchemist in the Imperial Court, Nicholas is unaware what danger travels with them. Treacherous seas become the least of Nicholas' worries when one of their actors is savagely killed. To make matters worse, when they finally arrive in Prague, Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II proves to be an eccentric and bewildering host and Nicholas' beloved Anne Hendrik is kidnapped...

Author : Edward Marston
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 36,35 MB
Release : 2014-10-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459687448

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A British acting troupe travels to Prague to perform for the king of Bohemia. From the start, the trip is marred by misfortune, including a murder, exacerbated by political intrigue when they reach their destination. By the author of The Laughing Hangman.

Author : Edward Marston
Publisher : Poisoned Pen Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 50,59 MB
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781590580059

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When plague strikes London, Lord Westfield’s Men count themselves fortunate they’ve been invited to perform as part of the wedding celebrations for Sophia Magdalena, the fair maid of Bohemia. The long journey across Europe is a daunting prospect but stage manager Nicholas Bracewell is confident they will arrive safely, and confident the mission Lord Westfield sets them—to deliver secret documents to Talbot Roydon, an English alchemist at the Imperial Court—will go without a hitch. En route, murder strikes one of the actors during their first performance at Flushing. It’s the first of many setbacks. Once in Prague, Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II proves a madcap host. Worse, not only do attacks on the players continue as the royal wedding day approaches, but someone kidnaps Nicholas’ sweetheart Anne Henrik...

Author : John Fletcher
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 37,1 MB
Release : 2018-06-22
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ISBN : 9781721257751

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The Fair Maid of the Inn A Tragi-Comedy. by John Fletcher We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Author : Edward Marston
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 39,55 MB
Release : 2020-11-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0749025840

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One island of wealth and luxury remains in the war-torn lands of Yorkshire, the castle of merchant Aubrey Maminot which holds two great terrors: the rogue Olaf Evil Child, a hero of the poor and conquered Saxon people, and the ravenous lions Maminot keeps as pets. The lions make a feast of an anonymous young man who tries to sneak into the castle. Why would someone commit such an act of suicide?