A Dead Man in Deptford

Historical

Author: Anthony Burgess

Set in Elizabethan England, Burgess’s first novel for four years centres on the life of Christopher Marlowe, who was killed in suspicious circumstances in a tavern brawl in Deptford 400 years ago. It portrays a theatre genius riven by sexual and political conflicts…..Read More

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