John Prebble (1) (1915–2001)
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Séries
Obras por John Prebble
Elizabeth R: Part V: The Enterprise of England [1971 TV episode] — Writer — 2 exemplares
Reader's Digest 4 in 1 The High Girders etc. 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The High Girders / Half Angel / The Devil's Advocate / Pioneer, Go Home / Flight from… (1956) — Autor — 4 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome legal
- Prebble, John Edward Curtis
- Data de nascimento
- 1915-06-23
- Data de falecimento
- 2001-01-30
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Local de nascimento
- Edmonton, Middlesex, England, UK
- Local de falecimento
- London, England
- Ocupações
- screenwriter
journalist
novelist - Organizações
- Royal Artillery (WWII)
- Prémios e menções honrosas
- Fellow, Royal Society of Literature
Order of the British Empire (1998)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 25
- Also by
- 2
- Membros
- 2,900
- Popularidade
- #8,834
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Críticas
- 33
- ISBN
- 92
- Línguas
- 2
The impression is given of Scotland as a loose coalition of warring factions for many centuries, some of whom were looked down on by the others (the Highlanders who themselves were tribal and in conflict with each other over land and livestock and who kept their own language until a policy of genocide was carried out against them). There are some useful genealogies which I made frequent use of, as the story does dot about in time a bit and people are referred to in two or three ways - by title or full name or by surname as in 'the Graham'. I did find that confusing and sometimes was not clear without backtracking to work out who was meant especially as a succession of men were referred to in that way. And it was always men whose identity was in doubt - a few women such as Mary of Guise and Mary Queen of Scots appear - as mainly the book is a story of conflict among men in which women and children are the pawns and victims.
I found it a bit hard going at times and given the somewhat dry nature of a lot of it, despite the mayhem and murder, would rate it at a middling 3 stars.… (mais)