Queens Have Died Young and Fair

by James Kirkup

A satirical fantasy set in 2001 and centred on a mysterious offshore island, a futuristic version of Shakespeare's The Tempest .

200 pages, Hardcover

First published January 4, 1993

About the author

James Falconer Kirkup, FRSL was a prolific English poet, translator and travel writer. He was brought up in South Shields, and educated at South Shields Secondary School and Durham University. He wrote over 30 books, including autobiographies, novels and plays. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1962.