The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck illustrated

By: Shelley, Mary

This historical novel, influenced by those of Sir Walter Scott, fictionalises the exploits of Perkin Warbeck, a pretender to the throne of King Henry VII who claimed to be Richard, Duke of York, the second son of King Edward IV.Shelley believed that Warbeck really was Richard and had escaped from the Tower of London. She endows his character with elements of Percy Shelley, portraying him sympathetically as "an angelic essence, incapable of wound", who is led by his sensibility onto the political stage. She seems to have identified herself with Richard's wife, Lady Katherine Gordon, who survives after her husband's death by compromising with his political enemies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08HV2SHG3
• ISBN13: 9798684813047
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 634 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"