The Marlowe Papers A Novel Ros Barber by Ros Barber 9781444737387, 1444737384 instant download after payment.

In this memoir, love letter, confession, and settling of accounts, Ros Barber brings Christopher Marlowe and his era to vivid life in The Marlowe Papers.

“Combines historical erudition with a sharply satisfying read. Marlowe's passion infects the page; Barber's skill draws the fever.”  -  The Independent (UK) 

You're the author of the greatest plays of all time. But nobody knows. And if it gets out, you're dead. 

On May 30, 1593, a celebrated young playwright was killed in a tavern brawl in London. That, at least, was the official version. Now Christopher Marlowe reveals the truth: that his "death" was an elaborate ruse to avoid a conviction of heresy; that he was spirited across the English Channel to live on in lonely exile; that he continued to write plays and poetry, hiding behind the name of a colorless man from Stratford - one William Shakespeare. 

“With the screw-tightening verve of a great thriller and the romantic pull of Renaissance poetry, the novel - which purports that Marlowe is the true author of William Shakespeare's legendary oeuvre - is a gripping, lyrical, most unlikely page-turner.”   -  American Way

With the grip of a thriller and the emotional force of a sonnet, this remarkable novel in verse gives voice to a man who was brilliant, passionate, and mercurial. A cobbler's son who counted nobles among his friends, a spy in the Queen's service, a fickle lover and a declared religious skeptic, Christopher Marlowe always courted trouble.