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Margaret Irwin
- Margaret
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- Preferred HF: Literary novels. Late medieval and Renaissance.
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Sourcebooks has just brought out a new edition of the second in the trilogy, Elizabeth, Captive Princess (see review). I enjoyed it even more than Young Bess, which is saying something. Now I'm looking forward to reading the final novel in the trilogy.
Has anyone read any of Irwin's standalone novels? Are they as good as the Elizabeth novels?
Has anyone read any of Irwin's standalone novels? Are they as good as the Elizabeth novels?
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[quote=""Margaret""]Has anyone read any of Irwin's standalone novels? Are they as good as the Elizabeth novels?[/quote]
Just finished reading The Stranger Prince, a novel about Prince Rupert of the Rhine, one of Elizabeth of Bohemia's older sons. Very interesting read! It's slow in parts but the story moves along. There are some battle scenes--general action movements nothing graphic. The bulk of the novel is in England with Rupert and his other brothers visiting or fighting. Stage time is given to the widowed Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia and her kids as well as the English royal family.
Out of print but you may be able to find a copy at the library. It's been reissued before, the last time was in the mid '80s.
Just finished reading The Stranger Prince, a novel about Prince Rupert of the Rhine, one of Elizabeth of Bohemia's older sons. Very interesting read! It's slow in parts but the story moves along. There are some battle scenes--general action movements nothing graphic. The bulk of the novel is in England with Rupert and his other brothers visiting or fighting. Stage time is given to the widowed Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia and her kids as well as the English royal family.
Out of print but you may be able to find a copy at the library. It's been reissued before, the last time was in the mid '80s.
[quote=""princess garnet""]Just finished reading The Stranger Prince, a novel about Prince Rupert of the Rhine, one of Elizabeth of Bohemia's older sons. Very interesting read! It's slow in parts but the story moves along. There are some battle scenes--general action movements nothing graphic. The bulk of the novel is in England with Rupert and his other brothers visiting or fighting. Stage time is given to the widowed Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia and her kids as well as the English royal family.
Out of print but you may be able to find a copy at the library. It's been reissued before, the last time was in the mid '80s.[/quote]
Oh that could be interesting. Rupert's one I'd like to read more about.
Out of print but you may be able to find a copy at the library. It's been reissued before, the last time was in the mid '80s.[/quote]
Oh that could be interesting. Rupert's one I'd like to read more about.
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Stranger Prince is also part of a trilogy, though it can be read as a stand-alone. The other two are The Proud Servant, the story of Scottish nobleman James Graham, Marquess of Montrose, Charles I's great supporter, and The Bride, the story of the doomed romance between Montrose and Prince Rupert's sister, Louise Hollandine. Louise was a noted artist (as was the multi-talented Prince Rupert.) Some of her work can be seen here.
Last edited by annis on Fri October 22nd, 2010, 7:51 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Thanks Annis. The Rupert book must have been mentioned here before as I already had it on my wish list - and the library has it.
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be