Description
| Product ID: | 9780099437475 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Reckoning |
| Subtitle: | The Murder of Christopher Marlowe |
| Authors: | Author: Charles Nicholl |
| Page Count: | 608 |
| Subjects: | Biography: general, Biography: general, European history, History, Crime and criminology, British & Irish history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Crime & criminology, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1500 to c 1600 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The circumstances were shady, the official account - a violent quarrel over the bill, or 'recknynge' - long regarded as dubious. For the first time tracing Marlowe's shadowy political and intelligence dealings, Charles Nicholl uncovers critical new evidence about that fatal day. In 1593, the brilliant and controversial young playwright Christopher Marlowe was stabbed to death in a Deptford lodging house. The circumstances were shady, the official account - a violent quarrel over the bill, or ''recknynge'' - long regarded as dubious. |
| Imprint Name: | Vintage |
| Publisher Name: | Vintage Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2002-10-03 |
