Synopsis
The story of Edward Despard, a celebrated and decorated British infantry officer executed as a traitor in 1803 for plotting to establish a republic, is a window into a remarkable period of British history; a time when democracy was undergoing its birth pangs.
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Mike Jay is the author of The Air Loom Gang, Emperors of Dreams- Drugs in the Nineteenth Century, Blue Tide- The Search for Soma and Artificial Paradises- A Drugs Reader, and editor of 1900- A Fin-de-Si cle Reader. u>www.booksattransworld.co.uk
Review
“Librarians should grab this book.” -- Library Journal starred review
“marvelous history, keenly expressed and accessible... all who cherish historical adventure in their fiction or history should read this tale.” -- Library Journal starred review
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