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Graham, Winston : The Grove of Eagles

collins, London, 1970

ISBN 0002212927

In 1588 the Spanish Armada had been defeated in the English Channel and the whole of Elizabethan England was alert for the revenge that surely had to follow. Men like John Killigrew, commanding a key position on the Cornish coast, were vital to the survival of the country, and it is through the eyes of his eldest son, Maugan, that the story unfolds. Rich in action, it is also crowded with unforgettable characters, many of them based on actual historical figures.Maugan Killigrew himself emerges, through his loneliness and his love, his physical suffering in a Spanish gaol, as a touchingly honest and believable character who is, above all things, a man of his time.. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: No Jacket

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Graham, Winston : The Grove of Eagles

Doubleday & Co, Garden City, 1963

In 1588 the Spanish Armada had been defeated in the English Channel and the whole of Elizabethan England was alert for the revenge that surely had to follow. Men like John Killigrew, commanding a key position on the Cornish coast, were vital to the survival of the country, and it is through the eyes of his eldest son, Maugan, that the story unfolds. Rich in action, it is also crowded with unforgettable characters, many of them based on actual historical figures.Maugan Killigrew himself emerges, through his loneliness and his love, his physical suffering in a Spanish gaol, as a touchingly honest and believable character who is, above all things, a man of his time.. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good, Slightly Scuffed

GRAHAM, Winston : The Grove of Eagles

Hodder & Stoughton, 1963

A fine unread copy in a fine d.w. Seldom found in such choice state.

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