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y separately published work icon The Merry Mistress : A Novel single work   novel   historical fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 1952... 1952 The Merry Mistress : A Novel
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'Unloved and publicly disgraced, an adulteress walks the streets of London to Ludgate prison. Her feet are bare; in her hands she carries a penitential candle.

'Her name is Jane Shore.'

'Philip Lindsay recounts Jane’s story – from her marriage as a child of fourteen to William Shore to her life at court as one of Edward IV’s lovers – with a masterful knowledge of this troubled period in history.'

'Through wars and betrayal, secrecy and discovery, he weaves a compelling tale of a child thrust into the life of a woman, pulling in the reader until they are entirely submerged in her tale of woe and wonder.'

'For Jane Shore was a woman like no other, unafraid of danger and cunning enough to work herself from the position of a simple mercer’s wife to one of the Queen’s most trusted ladies in waiting – and even into the heart of the King.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Endeavour edition).

Notes

  • Based on the life of Jane Shore.
  • Dedication: With a letter to Guy and Lilian Howarth

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Hutchinson ,
      1952 .
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      Extent: 304p.
      Reprinted: 1953
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Avon Books ,
      1954 .
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      Extent: 254p.
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Hutchinson ,
      1976 .
      Extent: 304p.
      ISBN: 0091233607
    • c
      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Endeavour Press ,
      2015 .
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      Extent: 277p.p.
      Description: Ebook only.
      Note/s:
      • Published 15 December 2015.
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