Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck, Paperback by Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft; Rothwe...

by Mary W. Shelley

£25 · Offered by eBay

Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck, Paperback by Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft; Rothwell, Di Richard, ISBN 1546485783, ISBN-13 9781546485780, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: A Romance is an 1830 historical novel by Mary Shelley about the life of Perkin Warbeck. Th takes a Yorkist point of view and proceeds from the conceit that Perkin Warbeck died in childhood and the supposed impostor was indeed Richard of Shrewsbury. Henry VII of England is repeatedly described as a "fiend" who hates Elizabeth of York, his wife and Richard's sister, and the future Henry VIII, mentioned only twice in the novel, is a vile youth who abuses dogs.

  • Publisher: CreateSpace
  • Year: 2017
  • Binding: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781546485780
  • Condition: Fine

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.