{"product_id":"rule-britannia-9781786157188","title":"Rule Britannia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book in a light-hearted historical adventure series set during the mid-twentieth century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn immensely readable treat!' Alexander McCall Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eErnest Drabble, a Cambridge historian and mountaineer, travels to rural Devon to inspect the decapitated head of Oliver Cromwell - a macabre artefact owned by Dr Wilkinson. Drabble only tells one person of his plans - Harris, an old school friend and press reporter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the train to Devon, Drabble narrowly avoids being murdered, only to reach his destination and find Dr Wilkinson has been killed. Gripped in Wilkinson's hand is a telegram from Winston Churchill instructing him to bring the head of Oliver Cromwell to London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrabble has unwittingly become embroiled in a pro-Nazi conspiracy headed by a high-status Conservative member of the British government. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd so, Drabble teams up with Wilkinson's secretary, Kate Honeyand, to find the head and rescue Harris who is being tortured for information... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eRule Britannia\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A rollicking good read' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIAN RANKIN \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Marsh chomps the period bit between his teeth and relates his yarn with winning gusto' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tremendous stuff! With the arrival of Alec Marsh's first Drabble and Harris thriller, John Buchan must be stirring uneasily in his grave'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSTANLEY JOHNSON\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Headline Accent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786157188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336","brand":"Alec Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41132727042229,"sku":"9781786157188","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_572f5d6d-0a1f-4642-a523-21b9be99579a.jpg?v=1632833171","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rule-britannia-9781786157188","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}