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John Coulter, Tribune, April 4, 2007
A shining example of how narrative history can be used to
illustrate a complicated subject... A remarkable piece of detective work.
illustrate a complicated subject... A remarkable piece of detective work.
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A valuable contribution to the micro-histories of the early modern world. There is much for general readers to enjoy and scholars to admire...the details is so skilfully handled as to be unerringly involving and illuminating. (Malcolm Gaskell, TLS )
Peter Marshall... is a beautiful writer and his book is a shining example of how narrative history can be used to illustrate a complicated subject such as 17th century religious belief...a remarkable piece of detective work. (John Coulter, Tribune )
Marshall brings a formidable hinterland of learning to these stories, but he wears this lightly... A thought-provoking and enjoyable read. (Jeremy Gregory, Church Times )
More sheer entertainment value than any other history book you'll ever read...If you have the slightest inclination to find history interesting, you really can't help but love Peter Marshall's book. (Lucy Wooding, Literary Review )
Shrewdly calibrated, abundantly entertaining. (Jonathan Keates, Spectator )
Marshall's way with witty modern parallels is just one of the delights of this book. (Jonathan Sale, The Independent )
[A] beautifully intelligent book...It is an ugly story, of course, but Marshall's way of telling it makes it irresistible. (John Carey, Sunday Times (Culture) )
Interesting, absorbing and written in an engaging style. (Fortean Times )
Marshall's splendidly written book is a model of how history should be written and practiced (William Gibson, Archives )
Peter Marshall... is a beautiful writer and his book is a shining example of how narrative history can be used to illustrate a complicated subject such as 17th century religious belief...a remarkable piece of detective work. (John Coulter, Tribune )
Marshall brings a formidable hinterland of learning to these stories, but he wears this lightly... A thought-provoking and enjoyable read. (Jeremy Gregory, Church Times )
More sheer entertainment value than any other history book you'll ever read...If you have the slightest inclination to find history interesting, you really can't help but love Peter Marshall's book. (Lucy Wooding, Literary Review )
Shrewdly calibrated, abundantly entertaining. (Jonathan Keates, Spectator )
Marshall's way with witty modern parallels is just one of the delights of this book. (Jonathan Sale, The Independent )
[A] beautifully intelligent book...It is an ugly story, of course, but Marshall's way of telling it makes it irresistible. (John Carey, Sunday Times (Culture) )
Interesting, absorbing and written in an engaging style. (Fortean Times )
Marshall's splendidly written book is a model of how history should be written and practiced (William Gibson, Archives )
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IN February 1637, three important and powerful men sat and listened to the tale you have just read, or to something very similar, and decided that they did not believe a word of it. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index
IN February 1637, three important and powerful men sat and listened to the tale you have just read, or to something very similar, and decided that they did not believe a word of it. Read the first page
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