The Fanatic
Autor James Robertsonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 apr 2001
It is Spring 1997 and Hugh Hardie needs a ghost for his Tours of Old Edinburgh. Andrew Carlin is the perfect candidate. So, with cape, stick and a plastic rat, Carlin is paid to pretend to be the spirit of Colonel Weir and to scare the tourists. But who is Colonel Weir, executed for witchcraft in 1670.
In his research, Carlin is drawn into the past, in particular to James Mitchel, the fanatic and co-congregationist of Weir s, who was tried in 1676 for the attempted assassination of the Archbishop of St Andrews, James Sharp.
Through the story of two moments in history, The Fanatic is an extraordinary history of Scotland. It is also the story of betrayals, witch hunts, Puritan exiles, stolen meetings, lost memories, smuggled journeys and talking mirrors which will confirm James Robertson as a distinctive and original Scottish writer."
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781841151892
ISBN-10: 1841151890
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1841151890
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
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Recenzii
'Utterly compelling.' The Times 'A remarkable book.' Observer 'Robertson takes not just history but the notion of history; not just the question of what truth is but the act of questioning itself and breathes and extraordinary life into them...In this complex, superbly claustrophobic novel where everything is meticulously researched, and just as importantly, meticulously imagined, he urges us to see ourselves anew.' Scotland on Sunday 'A revelatory post card from clenched, pre-millennial Scotland, packed with incisive social comments and cracking set pieces. 'The Fanatic' is a rattling good read.' Independent on Sunday
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Andrew Carlin works as a ghost on a nightly tour of old Edinburgh. With stick, cape and rubber rat he pretends to be the spirit of Major Weir, a religious extremist burnt at the stake in 1670. Carlin's research into Weir draws him into the past and, in particular, to James Mitchel, a 'justified sinner', imprisioned in 1674 for the attempted assassination of the Archbishop of St Andrews. through the story of Carlin and Mitchel, The Fanatic reveals an extraordinary history of Scotland: a tale of betrayals, stolen meetings, lost memories, smuggled journeys and disguised identities.