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

Fraser Grace

ISBN 10: 191754300X / ISBN 13: 9781917543002

Published by Galileo Publishing, 2025

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind. Seller Inventory # wbs9062183403

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.

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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Firestarter: The Fiery Life & Controversial ...
Publisher: Galileo Publishing
Publication Date: 2025
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Like New