The King My Brother
by Hartmann, Cyril Hughes
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Horncastle, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Heinemann, 1954. 1st edition, 8vo, 394pp, photo reproductions, dusty o/w VG Copy in dusty and lightly worn DJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Reviews
On Jul 11 2014, Duchessbee said:
King Charles II by Antonia Fraser. A great book, well written and totally absorbing. I find anything written by Antonia Fraser is a terrific read. She brings her character to life and makes him/her easy to understand. I am a big fan of Charles II and have read quite voraciously many books written of him - this one is up there as one of the best. The same message that occurs book after book was that Charles, though he could be duplicious and weak in some personal areas, was a good king. The common folk revered him, though his taxes, like most royals applied through time, were disliked. He came through a good deal from childhood, fighting with his father and the Royalist 'army' from an early age and when finally defeated and his father captured made his escape by hiding and disguise and the help of common folk who he didnt forget when attained the throne years later. While in exile, broke and homeless, accepting charity from other rulers where and when they gave it and how little they gave, he heard of his fathers execution and was devastated. For ten years he wandered, sometimes not having enough to eat when he learnt Oliver Cromwell had died and he could regain the crown. I know he is known for his affairs and the debauchery of his courtiers but Charles was always a gentleman and kind hearted to the women he had met. He died a terrible death not so much from the disease but from the doctors administering their barbaric rememedies. Even in his pain he thought of others...making sure his current mistress would be looked after and ashamed that he was taking such a long time to die and taking up peoples time. It is said he died as he lived - a gentleman. Fabulous book. I was quite moved at the end and will one day pick it up and read again.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Lucas Booksellers (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16230
- Title
- The King My Brother
- Author
- Hartmann, Cyril Hughes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- History, Charles II, Royalty
- Bookseller catalogs
- Royalty and the Aristocracy;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Roger Lucas Booksellers
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Horncastle, Lincolnshire
About Roger Lucas Booksellers
We are a family-based firm of general, out-of-print booksellers with strongish suits in Literature and Literary Criticism, Art & Art History, and New Age Subjects. Horncastle is a small market town at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds about 20 miles East of Lincoln.
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- First Edition
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- VG
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