The English Spy
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Luath Press Ltd
Published:1st Apr '07
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This tale of intrigue and betrayal goes to the heart of events surrounding the Treaty of Union in 1707. Daniel Foe (better known as Defoe), sent to Scotland to sway opinion towards Union, reports to his English spymaster. But Edinburgh is already a hotbed of counter-plots and nascent rebellion. Foe's encounters with a landlady who is not what she seems, and with a beautiful Jacobite agent, lead him to become a novelist, against his better instincts.
Delves into the City of Literature, and comes out dark side up. - MARC LAMBERT
Donald Smith's is a voice we need to hear in Scotland... His deep knowledge of history, myth, story, religion, landscape and literature means that he has much real richness to draw on. - TESSA RANSFORD
Subtly crafted... and a rattling good yarn. - STEWART CONN, EDINBURGH'S INAUGURAL MAKAR
ISBN: 9781905222827
Dimensions: 210mm x 136mm x 12mm
Weight: 210g
173 pages