The Trip to Jerusalem - Softcover

Marston, Edward

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432 ratings by Goodreads

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ISBN 10: 0449219879 ISBN 13: 9780449219874

Publisher: Fawcett, 1991

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Traveling from plague-ridden Elizabethan London to York, Nicholas Bracewell and his acting troupe, Lord Westfield's Men, mourn the sudden death of one member, learn that their arch-rivals are pirating their best plays, and suspect an even more menacing conspiracy

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About the Author:

Marston, author of over 50 novels and uncounted short stories and plays, also publishes a series of golf mysteries as Keith Miles and two shipboard mysteries, Murder on the Lusitania (0-312-241114-3 11/99) and Murder on the Mauretania (0-312-241116-X 12/00) as Conrad Allen. He lives in Kent.

From Publishers Weekly:

Marston ( The Merry Devils ) here skillfully develops an engaging tale of murder, politics and general mayhem focused on the travels and tribulations of Westfield's Men, a 16th-century, London-based troupe. As the Great Plague decimates the city, the right to stage plays, always precarious, has been revoked. In an effort to find work, Lawrence Firethorn, the group's leader, takes his contentious crew on the road. Misfortune dogs their every step. Banbury's Men, a rival yet inferior company, purloins Westfield's plays, costumes and even players. Westfield also finds itself enmeshed in the vicious battle raging between the Church of England and the recently disenfranchised Catholics. The climax occurs at an inn in the city of York called "The Trip to Jerusalem." Marston uses period dialogue; it is cleverly handled and easily understood. A historically authentic depiction of life in England is lightly woven into the main story, and a delightfully ribald flavor freshens many scenes.
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