1593, Elizabethan England: With his life on the line and the clock ticking, playwright/spy Christopher Marlowe teams up with William Shakespeare to...
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Jan 29, 2012
Chris
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Another interesting version of the murder of Kit Marlowe. I enjoyed this immensely.
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Mar 27, 2011
Shomeret
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This was a fun read. I liked the way the personality of playwright Christopher Marlowe was portrayed. There were great moments in which he was clever or outrageous. Many people believe things about Marlowe without evidence. He is widely thought to be gay. In fact, this is the first novel I've read in which he's heterosexual. I have yet to read a portrayal of Marlowe as gay where he was rendered as sympathetically as he was in this book. The only reason why this book doesn't get five stars i
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Mar 02, 2011
Alice
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In The Marlowe Conspiracy, Scarsbrook draws us into Elizabethan England and the double life of Christopher Marlowe, or Kit. As a spy for his patron, Thomas Walsingham, Kit has given his allegiance to his country and his heart to the stage, in spite of recent jadedness over the limitations of his craft.
As far as conspiracies go, the standard formula goes something like this: innocent hero finds himself in trouble; innocent hero runs away from trouble; hero and confederates uncover an i More...
As far as conspiracies go, the standard formula goes something like this: innocent hero finds himself in trouble; innocent hero runs away from trouble; hero and confederates uncover an i More...
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Jan 08, 2012
Linda
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The lives of contemporary poets/playwrights Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare are cloaked in mystery, and it's always fun to read books set in Elizabethan London. The Marlowe Conspiracy is no exception, and particularly interesting is the imaginary, adventurous friendship shared between two of England's most famous authors. What is perplexing, however, is the number of errors in the text that were overlooked by both author and editor. Common misspellings (you're for your) abound. Even
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Dec 02, 2010
M.G.
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I'm the author of this novel, so I just wanted to give readers a little more information about the story.
As some people may know, Christopher Marlowe was a real playwright who wrote for THE ROSE theatre alongside William Shakespeare. He was the first person to use blank verse in dramatic form. His connection to the Elizabethan spy networks is widely speculated upon due to the fact that his patron was heavily connected in the spy world, and the Privy Council (the highest governing body More...
As some people may know, Christopher Marlowe was a real playwright who wrote for THE ROSE theatre alongside William Shakespeare. He was the first person to use blank verse in dramatic form. His connection to the Elizabethan spy networks is widely speculated upon due to the fact that his patron was heavily connected in the spy world, and the Privy Council (the highest governing body More...
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Jan 08, 2012
Djrmel
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There were parts of this book I loved (the use of well researched details of theatre life and the Star Chamber courts), parts that made me cringe (yes, it's fiction, but fiction based on something as well documented as the time line of Christopher Marlowe's short life shouldn't play fast and loose with that time line). Parts of the book seemed forced (Shakespear's created involvement in the last day's of Marlowe's life came from being an extreme fanboy? ), while others made perfect sense (a man
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Feb 20, 2012
Erika
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Although there is plenty of evidence showing that Marlowe was involved in the espionage dealings of Elizabeth I's time, this novel felt sort of "forced" to me. It was ok, but I wasn't really engaged by the characters or the plot.
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