The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck
Author : Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Publisher : Castrovilli Giuseppe
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 17,84 MB
Release : 1857
Category : Fiction
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Author : Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Publisher : Castrovilli Giuseppe
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 17,84 MB
Release : 1857
Category : Fiction
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Author : Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Publisher : BEYOND BOOKS HUB
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 43,6 MB
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Fiction
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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: A Romance is an 1830 historical novel by Mary Shelley about the life of Perkin Warbeck. The book takes a Yorkist point of view and proceeds from the conceit that Perkin Warbeck died in childhood and the supposed impostor was indeed Richard of Shrewsbury. Henry VII of England is repeatedly described as a "fiend" who hates Elizabeth of York, his wife and Richard's sister, and the future Henry VIII, mentioned only twice in the novel, is a vile youth who abuses dogs. Her preface establishes that records of the Tower of London, as well as the histories of Edward Hall, Raphael Holinshed, and Francis Bacon, the letters of Sir John Ramsay to Henry VII that are printed in the Appendix to John Pinkerton's History of Scotland establish this as fact. Each chapter opens with a quotation. The entire book is prefaced with a quotation in French by Georges Chastellain and Jean Molinet.
Author : Mary Shelley
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 47,34 MB
Release : 2022-05-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8726595885
There's an imposter amongst us... ‘The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck’ (1857), is 'Frankenstein' author Mary Shelley’s fictionalised account of Perkin Warbeck, the 15th century pretender to the English throne. Backed by a band of loyal Yorkists, Warbeck rose up against King Henry VII, claiming to be Richard, Duke of York and rightful heir to the English crown. The novel follows Warbeck’s adventures across Europe and England as he attempts to take back what is rightfully his. The character of Perkin is thought to be based on Shelley’s husband, the poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley. Mary Shelley (1797–1851) earned her place in the pantheon of British novelists with her ground-breaking Gothic novel ‘Frankenstein’ (1818). Considered one of the first true works of science-fiction, the book became an instant bestseller. But she was far from a one-hit-wonder, producing a host of other novels, including 'Valperga', 'Perkin Warbeck' and 'The Last Man'. Most were not well received in her lifetime, though, only being fully appreciated from the 1960s. She moved in a circle of famed 19th-century writers and philosophers. She was married to the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and spent time with Lord Byron. Her mother was the philosopher and feminist activist Mary Wollstonecraft and her father was the political philosopher William Godwin. Mary Shelley’s work has been adapted for TV, stage and film on many occasions, with Boris Karloff famously playing Frankenstein’s monster on screen in 1933. Other adaptations include ‘Mary Shelley's Frankenstein’ (1994) starring Kenneth Branagh and Robert De Niro and ‘Viktor Frankenstein’ (2015) starring Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy. Most recently, Elle Fanning portrayed Mary in Haifaa Al-Mansour’s film ‘Mary Shelley’ from 2017.
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Page : 411 pages
File Size : 21,79 MB
Release : 1857
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Author : Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 38,3 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 384964765X
In this novel, Mrs. Shelley sets out with the somewhat startling statement of her firm belief that Perkin Warbeck was in reality the lost Duke of York. She is of opinion, that it is impossible for anyone to examine the records in the Tower without arriving at the same conclusion; and sometimes even in the course of the story, we think she overlooks the resemblance of the romance in her eagerness to impress upon the reader her own peculiar view of the historical fact. The various adventures of the unfortunate Perkin, (or the young Prince, as she will have it,) from his escape out of the Tower in childhood to the termination of his career upon the scaffold, form the subject-matter of the work. The characters are skilfully portrayed, and well contrasted with each other, while the descriptions are full, clear, and powerful. Throughout, indeed, the book is written with great energy, both of thought and expression, as well as with all that feminine delicacy of feeling and perception which throws such a peculiar charm over the actions penned by an accomplished woman.
Author : Mary Shelley
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 16,42 MB
Release : 2016-08-09
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ISBN : 9781536977301
The Fortunes of Perkin WarbeckBy Mary Shelley
Author : Mary Shelley
Publisher :
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 36,19 MB
Release : 2020-11
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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: A Romance is an 1830 historical novel by Mary Shelley about the life of Perkin Warbeck. The book takes a Yorkist point of view and proceeds from the conceit that Perkin Warbeck died in childhood and the supposed impostor was indeed Richard of Shrewsbury.
Author : Mary Shelley
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 37,90 MB
Release : 2022-02-14
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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: A Romance is an 1830 historical novel by Mary Shelley about the life of Perkin Warbeck. The book takes a Yorkist point of view and proceeds from the conceit that Perkin Warbeck died in childhood and the supposed impostor was indeed Richard of Shrewsbury
Author : Mary Shelley
Publisher :
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 22,62 MB
Release : 2020-04-30
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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: A Romance is an 1830 historical novel by Mary Shelley about the life of Perkin Warbeck. The book takes a Yorkist point of view and proceeds from the conceit that Perkin Warbeck died in childhood and the supposed impostor was indeed Richard of Shrewsbury.
Author : Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 40,99 MB
Release : 1834
Category : Impostors and imposture
ISBN : 9780404621162