The Edinburgh Pirate
by Robert Crampsey
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0903937654
- ISBN 13
- 9780903937658
- Seller
-
Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Canongate, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5.5" X 8.75. H/B 136 pages, condition is Very Good. Written as a historical novel this book is an account of a notorious miscarriage of justice which took place in Edinburgh at the beginning of the eighteenth century. By quirk of time and place, a handful of seamen find themselves the centre of an international incident. Should the Captain and the first mate of the English ship Worcester be hung so as to pacify the ugly demands of the Edinburgh mob? Tension mounts as the Scottish Parliament meets to make the final decision. But fine legal principles conflict harshly with personal ambitions and political realities. Amidst a sea of intrigue and cowardice, there is the humane and honourable character of James Ogilvy, Chancellor Seafield. Almost alone he makes a desperate effort to find a just solution and save the Englishmen from the gallows- or even worse, the hungry clutches of the bloodthirsty mob. This sweeping and dramatic story is all the more compelling by being based on events that actually happened. In his painstaking research the author has uncovered much material that had long been neglected or forgotten.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hanselled Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 085189
- Title
- The Edinburgh Pirate
- Author
- Robert Crampsey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0903937654
- ISBN 13
- 9780903937658
- Publisher
- Canongate
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1980
- Pages
- 136
- Size
- 5.5" X 8.75
- Keywords
- Fiction - Historical/Military, Scottish
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About the Seller
Hanselled Books
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Burntisland, Fife
About Hanselled Books
Hanselled Books has been providing Quality Online Service since 2002. We were an exclusively web based business but in October 2009 we opened retail premises in Burntisland Fife, allowing us to expand the range of books on offer.We stock a range of second-hand and new books; we are particularly strong in Scottish Interest and difficult to find titles. With over 16,000 book titles in stock we are sure you will find something to suit your wants.
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