β Scribed by Smith, Donald
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Donald Smith's third historical novel investigates where Mary Queen of Scots' history ends and legend begins through the captivating use of contemporary prose ballad. Smith seeks a truthful narrative about not only Mary Carmichael but also Seton, Beaton, Livingston and Fleming by integrating firsthand accounts and dramatic testimony. It marks 500 years since Flodden and the Birth of John Knox.
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Giller Prize-winner Lynn Coady's unforgettable Christmas story "The Three Marys," is adapted from her award-winning debut novel, *Strange Heaven,* published in 1993. Published on the occasion of Goose Lane Editions's 60th anniversary, it is also a part of the *six@sixty* collection.
A literary triumphβwhat began as a fictional re-telling of the historical account of one of the most famous mountain ballads of all time became an astonishing revelation of the real culprit responsible for the murder of Laura FosterHang down your head, Tom Dooleyβ¦The folk song, made famous by the Ki