Thief. Informer. Double-dealer. Pimp. Will Shadwell may not be the most moral of men, but to gentleman spy Henry Gresham he is invaluable. During the reign of King James I a man must know his enemies to survive and Shadwell is one of Gresham’s best sources. Then Shadwell is discovered brutally murdered. And before Gresham is able to establish why, he is summoned by the man he fears most: Robert Cecil, the King’s Machiavellian Chief Secretary. Cecil wants Gresham to investigate Sir Francis Bacon’s private life. When Gresham begins his inquiries, he uncovers a plot so audacious it is scarcely believable: a conspiring clutch of Catholic lords and a trail of gunpowder underneath the Houses of Parliament. From the court of King James to the deadly underworld of Jacobean London, Martin Stephen’s superb debut novel is as rich in atmosphere as it is in tension. Historical fiction of the highest order, The Desperate Remedy is a thrilling tale of courtly machinations.

The Desperate Remedy: Henry Gresham and the Gunpowder Plot; A Novel

Literature & Fiction

STEPHEN, MARTIN

British & Irish

Thomas Dunne Books

It is 1612. Robert Cecil, Chief Secretary to King James I, is dying. Now the threat from the Catholics has decayed, the Puritan majority are gaining an increasing stranglehold over English society. Parliament is starting to flex its muscles against the King whose court drifts shamelessly towards decadence and corruption. And the great period of Elizabethan and Jacobean drama has ended with the abrupt retreat from public life of William Shakespeare. Then Henry Gresham is asked by Cecil's protege, Chief Justice Sir Edward Coke, to trace a precious hand-written play manuscript that has gone missing, presumed stolen by a Cambridge bookseller. Gresham has no cause to realise that he is being used as live bait to draw out a murderous madman who is determined to destroy James I, a madman who was supposed to have died twenty years before, or that he is set to unravel the truth behind the authorship of one of the greatest plays the world has ever seen.

The Conscience of the King : Henry Gresham and the Shakespeare Conspiracy

Little,Brown & Co

English Literature: A Student Guide

Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd

Now appearing in its third edition, Martin Stephen's classic text and course companion to English literature has been thoroughly revised and updated, taking account of the changes which have occurred in the subject since publication of the second edition.

Routledge

INTRODUCTORY GUIDE TO ENGLISH LITERATURE (YORK HANDBKS. S)

Longman

Thief. Informer. Double-dealer. Pimp. Will Shadwell may not be the most moral of men, but to Henry Gresham - gentleman, scholar, courtier, spy - he is invaluable. For in the violent days of the reign of King James I, a man must know his enemies to survive. Then Shadwell is brutally murdered. But before Gresham is able to establish the reason, he is summoned to London by Robert Cecil, the King's Chief Secretary, and asked to discover the truth about Sir Francis Bacon's private life. As Gresham continues Cecil's bidding, his enquiries into Shadwell's death are uncovering a plot so audacious it is scarcely believable. . .

The Desperate Remedy: Henry Gresham and the Gunpowder Plot

Genre Fiction

F A Thorpe Pub Ltd

The Desperate Remedy: AND The Conscience of the King

SPHERE

Ten major naval engagements of the Second World War are thoroughly described and analyzed in this authoritative book by two respected British naval historians. This is a substantially revised compendium edition of a series with the same title published in the early 1970s and long out-of-print.

Sea Battles in Close-Up: World War 2, Volume One

History

Military

Naval_Institute_Press

Now appearing in its third edition, Martin Stephen's classic text and course companion to English literature has been thoroughly revised and updated, taking account of the changes which have occurred in the subject since publication of the second edition.

Educating the More Able Student: What works and why

An unprecedented collaboration between leading names from the independent and state sectors, this thought-provoking book addresses the current crisis in education for the most able. Grounded in the classroom, the authors draw on their own first-hand experiences and international research to scrutinise techniques and practices from leading countries, exploring the more divisive issues that have damaged teaching worldwide.  Demonstrating what works well in teaching the most able, and also what does not work, the book offers a radical solution, a stimulus to thought and a way forward for teachers, academics and all those with responsibility for ensuring high standards in education, including governments and members of regulatory authorities.  Considering it for your course reading list? Lecturers can order their e-inspection copy!

Education & Teaching

Warwick, Ian

Schools & Teaching

Sage Publications Ltd.

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