“This affair at Nether Stowey is exactly the sort of thing I fear. Without doubt you must despatch another agent ...”
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“This affair at Nether Stowey is exactly the sort of thing I fear. Without doubt you must despatch another agent ...”
Autumn 1797. Britain stands alone after the capitulation of its last ally. Napoleon Bonaparte’s invasion force lies encamped just across the English Channel. An embattled government resolves to do whatever it takes to protect the nation’s shoreline. And an Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office suddenly recalls a group of malcontents formerly suspected of preparing the way for an enemy landing party ...
Inspired by real-life events, Matthew Greenwood’s novel dramatically evokes a world in which political power is wielded with savage force and the fate of a nation hinges on the question of innocence or guilt.
“Vivid, immediate and beautifully written.”
“I haven’t come across any literary work that so convincingly evokes an England that might really be invaded or infiltrated by a hostile power in the eighteenth century.”
The Author says:
"I have always been fascinated by the real-life incident in which the British government despatched a spy to investigate the poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth. 'The Treachery at Nether Stowey' is a what if novel which explores what might have happened if a more paranoid state had decided to delve a little deeper. It is both historical spy fiction and a courtroom drama, dealing with issues which are as relevant today as they were 200 years ago; not least the use and abuse of political power at a time of apparent national emergency and the vulnerable position of individuals within such threatened societies. Could the names Wordsworth and Coleridge have occupied a very different place in the annals of British history?"
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| 2011-12-21 Elaine .... | I don't normally read historical fiction, but I very much enjoyed this book. It is a compelling and intelligent read which succeeds in capturing Britain at the turn of the eighteenth century really beautifully. The period has been well researched, enabling the creation of an alternative, but believable turn of events. The result is an entertaining and fresh novel, with a rich vein of satirical humour, which allows the reader escape to the past and wonder what could have been. |
| 2011-12-15 John .... | An excellent and compelling book, which also reminds us that the challenges faced by more recent governments in dealing with perceived threats to public safety are not new. |
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