History meets mystery with a new twist in this raucous, colourful novel set in the bustling theatrical world of Shakespeare and Marlowe during the reign of the formidable Elizabeth I.
Philip Gooden Ordine dei libri
Philip Gooden crea misteri avvincenti, intricatamente tessuti nel tessuto delle opere di Shakespeare, dove il dramma sul palco rispecchia la narrazione che si sviluppa. La sua prosa fonde magistralmente dettagli storici con trame accattivanti, trasportando i lettori nel cuore dell'intrigo elisabettiano. Attraverso il suo lavoro, esplora temi senza tempo di destino, amore e tradimento che risuonano attraverso i secoli. I suoi romanzi offrono un viaggio letterario unico, illuminando sia il passato che le durature complessità della natura umana.
- 2021
- 2021
An Honourable Murderer
- 288pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
The sixth novel in the Nick Revill series. History meets mystery with a new twist in this raucous, colourful novel set in the bustling theatrical world of Shakespeare and Marlowe during the reign of the formidable Elizabeth I.
- 2017
May We Borrow Your Language?
How English Steals Words from All over the World
- 336pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
A richly entertaining exploration of the origins of the words that English has borrowed from other languages over its 1500-year history.
- 2015
Sleep of Death
- 320pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
History meets mystery with a new twist in this raucous, colourful novel set in the bustling theatrical world of Shakespeare and Marlowe during the reign of the formidable Elizabeth I.
- 2015
The Pale Companion
- 336pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
History meets mystery with a new twist in this raucous, colourful novel set in the bustling theatrical world of Shakespeare and Marlowe during the reign of the formidable Elizabeth I.
- 2015
Death of Kings
- 320pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
The latest witty, colourful Shakespearean murder mystery in the Nick Revill series
- 2012
Idiomantics is a unique exploration of the world of idiomatic phrases. To cite three examples - from American English, Dutch and Italian - what on Earth are a snow job, a monkey sandwich story, and Mr Punch's secret? Idiomantics explains all...
- 2011
The Story of English
- 296pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
The extraordinary story of the development and spread of the English language, from Dark Age Britain to the age of the Internet.
- 2008
Name Dropping
Darwinian Struggles, Oedipal Feelings, and Kafkaesque Ordeals---An A to Z Guide to the Use of Names in Everyday Language
- 224pagine
- 8 ore di lettura
Have you ever had a Hitchcockian experience (in the shower, perhaps?) or met someone with a distinctly Ortonesque outlook on life? What exactly do we mean when we describe a scene as Dickensian, or when we call a politician’s style Churchillian or Thatcherite? What would you call a romantic, brooding, dangerous, and untamed person? Heathcliffian? Byronesque? How about a situation that is nightmarish, torturously bureaucratic, and impossible to escape from? Kafkaesque, maybe? Is Nixonian or Gandalf-like part of your vocabulary? There are hundreds of words derived from real people who are famous---or infamous---enough to give their stamp to a movement, a way of thinking or acting, a style or even a mood. Name Dropping is the essential guide to the better known or more intriguing of these terms from figures in politics, sports, and the arts, as well as history and the classics. It is both for those readers looking for definitions or simply browsing for pleasure. Entries are alphabetically listed with full explanations, examples from the press, guidance on usage, and a Pretentiousness Index that ranks items on the spectrum from familiarity to obscurity.
- 2006
From its first arrival in Britain with the Norman forces of William the Conqueror, violence and revenge are the cursed sword's constant companions. From an election-rigging scandal in 13th century Venice to the battlefield of Poitiers in 1356, as the Sword of Shame passes from owner to owner in this compelling collection of interlinked mysteries, it brings nothing but bad luck and disgrace to all who possess it.
