Buy this book on-line Fraser,George MacDonald : The Candlemass RoadHarperCollins, London, 1996 ISBN 0006477208
Based on real events of 400 years ago, this is a vivid depiction of the terror and brutality of life on the Anglo-Scottish Border. To the young Lady Margaret Dacre, raised in the rich security of Queen Elizabeth's court, the Scottish Border is a land of blood and violence, where her inheritance lay at the mercy of the outlaws and feuding tribes of England's last frontier. Beyond the law's protection, alone but for her servants and an elderly priest, Lady Margaret must somehow find the means to fight the terror approaching from the northern night.177p, Historical notes, glossary.. Book. Book Condition: As New. Binding: Trade Paperback Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Fraser,George MacDonald : The Candlemass Road. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Fraser, George MacDonald : The Candlemass RoadHarvill, 1993 ISBN 9780002713627
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To the young Lady Margaret Dacre,raised in the rich security of Queen Elizabeth's court,the Scottish border was a land of blood and brutal violence,where raid and murder were commonplace,and her broad inheritance lay at the mercy of the outlaw riders and feuding tribes of England's last frontier.Beyond the laws protection, alone but for her house servants and an elderly priest,she could wait helpless in her lonely manor,or somehow find the means to fight the terror approaching from the northern night - and hope for that "knock on the nether door".
From two forgotten incidents in the State Papers,the author of the standard work on
Anglo-Scottish border history,'The Steel Bonnets',has woven a tale which presents the vivid reality of life and sudden death
on the reiver's frontier of four-hundred years ago,when lawlessness was "the custom
of the country",and the only safety lay in
the lance and the sword and the will to use them.It is a story told with the meticulous attention to historical detail,
and grasp of character,dialogue,suspense and action which have made George MacDonald Fraser's 'Flashman' series world-wide best-sellers.
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