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Anyone who appreciates the craft of bernard cornwell will, i have no doubt, adore works such as joseph, wellingtons war. The prolific author julian rathbone was a writer of crime stories, mysteries and thrillers who also turned his hand to the historical novel, science fiction and even horror and much of his writing had strong political and social dimensions. A very english agent by julian rathbone nook book ebook. The trickery of the last english king and rathbone knows a fair few writing tricks. The story starts with walt returning to his home at iwerne in dorset four years after the battle of hastings. The last english king is the first fullscale biography of england s lost king, an astute political operator who as earl of wessex won the affection of the english people and the deathbed nomination from edward the confessor king of england from 1041 to 1066 to succeed him. His novel of 1066, the last english king, published 1997, achieved considerable commercial success and has been optioned for film several times without having yet made it to the screen. Kings of albion is a work of fiction that purports to be set in the fifteenth century. Last english king more editions of last english king. Anyone who appreciates the craft of bernard cornwell will, i have no doubt, adore works such as joseph, wellingtons war, kings of albion, a very english agent, birth of a nation, etc.
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