Firestarter: The Fiery Life & Controversial Death of John Stallon, the Shelford Arsonist - Softcover

Fraser Grace

 
9781917543002: Firestarter: The Fiery Life & Controversial Death of John Stallon, the Shelford Arsonist
Softcover
ISBN 10: 191754300X ISBN 13: 9781917543002
Publisher: Galileo Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

FIRESTARTER is part true-crime mystery, part historical investigation. Set in the early 19th century, it is the tale of a farm worker who gains notoriety for setting multiple fires on farms in a village near to Cambridge. It is also the story of how that village determines to rid itself of a man whose actions are not only disruptive but are a distraction from the drive for 'progress'.

Was Stallon a revolutionary or a compulsive sociopath? A wronged man or a terrorist? History can't tell us with certainty which of these labels fits John Stallon best, but each reader can make their own judgment, based on the evidence Firestarter claws back from history's obscure sources.

This book is both the compelling story of 'the firestarter' together with a beautifully written and meticulously researched portrait of pre industrial Cambridgeshire.

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About the Author

Fraser Grace is the author of ten stageplays, including Breakfast with Mugabe, winner of the Arts Council’s John Whiting Award for Best Play. It was first produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company, and later broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and the World Service. He is currently a Senior Teaching Associate at the University of Cambridge, co-directing the Masters’ programme in Writing for Performance.

He is the author of ten plays in total, all published by Oberon/Methuen, and librettist for Don’t Breathe A Word, an opera by Andrew Lovett.

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Publisher
Galileo Publishing
Publication date
2025
Language
English
ISBN 10 
191754300X
ISBN 13 
9781917543002
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
224