John Splendid
In the autumn of 1644 Colin, heir to the Laird of Elrigmore, returns to his native Argyll after seven years' service as a soldier of fortune. He finds a land torn apart by bitter civil war, with the complex rivalries of Royalist and Parliamentarian, Catholic and Covenanter set against the ancient feuding of the Clans Campbell and MacDonald.At Inveraray, a town under imminent threat from the forces of the all-conquering Marquis of Montrose, Elrigmore meets the heroic John Splendid - like himself a veteran of the foreign wars and a man of great courage and resourcefulness. As the Royalist army descends on the town, both men find themselves inex…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-78885-351-4
- EAN: 9781788853514
- Produktnummer: 33613528
- Verlag: Birlinn
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 356 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
Über den Autor
Neil Munro was born in 1863, the illegitimate son of an Inverary kitchen maid. After leaving school, he worked for a spell in a lawyer's office before leaving the Highlands for a career in journalism, eventually becoming the editor of the Glasgow Evening News . He is best known for his comic tales about Para Handy, but he also produced several historical and contemporary novels, as well as poetry and non-fiction. He died in 1930.
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