{"product_id":"marlowe-papers-9781250044808","title":"Marlowe Papers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2013 Desmond Elliott Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou're the author of the greatest plays of all time.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut nobody knows.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd if it gets out, you're dead.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn May 30, 1593, a celebrated young playwright was killed in a tavern brawl in London. That, at least, was the official version. Now Christopher Marlowe reveals the truth: that his \"death\" was an elaborate ruse to avoid a conviction of heresy; that he was spirited across the English Channel to live on in lonely exile; that he continued to write plays and poetry, hiding behind the name of a colorless man from Stratford--one William Shakespeare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the grip of a thriller and the emotional force of a sonnet, this remarkable novel in verse gives voice to a man who was brilliant, passionate, and mercurial. A cobbler's son who counted nobles among his friends, a spy in the Queen's service, a fickle lover and a declared religious skeptic, Christopher Marlowe always courted trouble. In this memoir, love letter, confession, and settling of accounts, Ros Barber brings Christopher Marlowe and his era to vivid life in \u003ci\u003eThe Marlowe Papers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250044808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.35h x 5.48w x 1.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/16\/2014 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ros Barber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648522252444,"sku":"9781250044808","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cf03f50e-956a-4a6d-b017-3f64c1598cc5.jpg?v=1603870278","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/marlowe-papers-9781250044808","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}