The Grove of Eagles: A Novel of Elizabethan England (Pan Heritage Classics, 3) - Softcover
Set in the last years of Elizabeth I's reign, Winston Graham's The Grove of Eagles seamlessly blends historical fact and fiction in a rich tale full of unforgettable characters.
In 1588 the Spanish Armada had been defeated in the English Channel and the whole of Elizabethan England was alert for the revenge that surely had to follow. On the Cornish coast, men like John Killigrew - in charge of the castle at Pendennis - were vital to the survival of the country, and on their backs rested the trust of those defending the nation.
His eldest but base-born son, Maugan, emerges in the novel, through his loneliness and his love, as a touchingly honest and believable character who is, above all things, a man of his word.
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Absorbing . . . written with sure skill, a nice feeling for character and a vast knowledge of the sixteenth century, New York Times
Lusty and rewarding - all the excitement of a nation at war with Spain, Daily Express
Winston Graham has such a knowledge of Elizabethan Cornwall, such fidelity to fact and atmosphere, that I am conquered, as no doubt his many readers will be -- A. L. Rowse
The canvas is wide, the picture stirring and brilliantly detailed. This is a rich, absorbing tale of a corner of England during hazardous times, and of a full-blooded family, Oxford Times
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Lusty and rewarding - all the excitement of a nation at war with Spain, Daily Express
Winston Graham has such a knowledge of Elizabethan Cornwall, such fidelity to fact and atmosphere, that I am conquered, as no doubt his many readers will be -- A. L. Rowse
The canvas is wide, the picture stirring and brilliantly detailed. This is a rich, absorbing tale of a corner of England during hazardous times, and of a full-blooded family, Oxford Times
A classic novel of Elizabethan England from the author of the Poldark series.
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- PublisherPan
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1509818618
- ISBN 13 9781509818617
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages656
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