The Clerkenwell Tales
| Author | Peter Ackroyd |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
Publication date | 2003 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 213 pp |
| ISBN | 1856197069 |
| Preceded by | Dickens: Public Life and Private Passion |
| Followed by | The Lambs of London |
The Clerkenwell Tales is an historical novel by English writer Peter Ackroyd, first published in 2003.[1]
Plot summary
The novel is set in London in the year 1399, a year of revolt, revolution and religious conspiracy.[2] As Henry Bolingbroke challenges Richard II for the throne of England the reader’s attention is focused on Dominus, a secret society of religious fundamentalists, known to history as Lollards. With more twists and turns than an Agatha Christie mystery, the story turns on the conspiracies of this religious sect, driven to extremes by the prophecies of a mad Clerkenwell nun. The result is a gothic novel which effortlessly merges fact and fiction into an almost recognizable alternate history.[3]
References
- ↑ http://catalogue.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?cs=frb&ct=frb&frbg=400303502&fctN=facet_frbrgroupid&fctV=400303502&doc=BLL01013054176&lastPag=&lastPagIndx=1&rfnGrp=frbr&frbrSrt=rank&dscnt=1&scp.scps=scope%3A%28BLCONTENT%29&frbg=&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1436978458762&srt=rank&ct=search&mode=Basic&vl%28488279563UI0%29=any&dum=true&tb=t&indx=1&vl%28freeText0%29=the%20clerkenwell%20tales&fn=search&vid=BLVU1
- ↑ "Observer review: The Clerkenwell Tales by Peter Ackroyd". the Guardian.
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/31/books/review/31PYEL.html?_r=0
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