Martha Rofheart (1917–1990)
Author of Fortune Made His Sword
About the Author
Image credit: Martha Rofheart with book. Photo by Bruce Knight.
Works by Martha Rofheart
Cry "Go for Harry" 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Rofheart, Martha
- Birthdate
- 1917-05-27
- Date of death
- 1990-06-19
- Gender
- female
- Education
- University of Cincinnati
- Occupations
- novelist
actor
model
advertising copywriter - Short biography
- Martha Rofheart, née Jones, was born in Louisville, Kentucky and moved to New York City to become a model and actress. She made her Broadway debut in 1942 in The Pirate with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, who was her mentor. She appeared in a number of other plays on Broadway and on tour in the USA and Canada. In 1943, she married Robert Emhardt, a fellow actor; they later divorced. In 1952, she married Ralph Rofheart, an art director and advertising executive, with whom she had a son. In the late 1960s, Mrs. Rofheart began working as a freelance ad copywriter, and went on to write historical novels. Her first book, Fortune Made His Sword, appeared in 1972. It was published as Cry God For Harry in the UK.
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Place of death
- New York, New York, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Found: 15th century France/Catherine de Valois in Name that Book (February 18)
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Story of the 6th Century BC Greek poetess, Sappho as related by Sappho and three others. Whilst very little is known about Sappho, this is a fair fictional account with a plausible story behind it.
Personally, I would have preferred the one narrator as the passion of Sappho would have shone through more and I would have developed more of a connection with her.
Personally, I would have preferred the one narrator as the passion of Sappho would have shone through more and I would have developed more of a connection with her.
The life of Henry V of England is retold from the downfall of his father, Henry IV, to his own death and the foretelling of the rise of the Tudors. It is told in four parts from the perspective of Henry V himself (as a young man); of the daughter of the Welsh rebel, Owain Glendowr; of Henry V's fool; and lastly of an English knight at the battle of Agincourt; Henry's wife, Catherine of Valois; and lastly by the wife of the Bard of Gower.
I was a little curious as to why there were so many show more narratives - I guess it was an attempt to provides different views of Henry as he developed from a young prince to the hero-king of English history.
Overall - it is what it is - a 1970s historical novel which tend to provide an idolised version of the subject matter. show less
I was a little curious as to why there were so many show more narratives - I guess it was an attempt to provides different views of Henry as he developed from a young prince to the hero-king of English history.
Overall - it is what it is - a 1970s historical novel which tend to provide an idolised version of the subject matter. show less
Narrated by five characters (one fictional), this is a fascinating account of the period in English history leading to the regency of Henry V. From his childhood to his death, Henry V was neither eulogized nor denigrated.
I really enjoyed this book. The picture of the king's fool with a carved smile was sympathetically drawn. The interplay of Owen Glendower and the English, the siege of Rouen, the battle of Agincourt, and the realistic descriptions of living conditions of the medieval made show more it a good read. show less
I really enjoyed this book. The picture of the king's fool with a carved smile was sympathetically drawn. The interplay of Owen Glendower and the English, the siege of Rouen, the battle of Agincourt, and the realistic descriptions of living conditions of the medieval made show more it a good read. show less
A historical novel about the Welsh hero, Owen Glendower, descendant of Llewellyn the Great. Handsome, educated, well-traveled, and cosmopolitan, Rofheart paints Glendower as a renaissance man, raised during a time of peace and inclusion for the Welsh, as the English were loosening harsh, restrictive laws from earlier wars. But all that changed when Edward III's grandson, Richard II, was forced to abdicate and then was murdered by his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke (later Henry IV). Welsh show more sympathies fell on the side of Richard, leading to a revolt against Bolingbroke.
Divided into six first-person narratives, one by Owen and five other individuals who knew him, Rofheart conveys through their eyes Glendower's story and the unity and sense of community of the Welsh, their individualism and their mysticism, their love of poetry, their open, more tolerant society, and their stubborn fight against the encroachment of an English feudal society that meant slavery for them. show less
Divided into six first-person narratives, one by Owen and five other individuals who knew him, Rofheart conveys through their eyes Glendower's story and the unity and sense of community of the Welsh, their individualism and their mysticism, their love of poetry, their open, more tolerant society, and their stubborn fight against the encroachment of an English feudal society that meant slavery for them. show less
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