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Fortune casts the lot of Lord Westfield's men among thieves and murderers... When fire destroys their London theater, Lord Westfield's players must seek out humbler venues in the countryside. But company manager Nicholas Bracewell is distracted by a shocking tragedy: a mysterious messenger from his native Devon is murdered by poison. Though the messenger is silenced, Nicholas understands what he must do -- return to his birthplace and reconcile some unfinished business of the past. The rest show more of Westfield's Men, penniless and dejected, ride forth with him on a nightmare tour that will perhaps become their valedictory, dogged by plague, poverty, rogues, and thieves. And among the sinister shadows that glide silently with them toward Devon is one who means Nicholas never to arrive... show lessTags
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- Canonical title
- The Silent Woman
- Original publication date
- 1994-05
- People/Characters
- Nicholas Bracewell; Anne Hendrik; Lawrence Firethorn; Edmund Hoode; Barnaby Gill; Leonard
- Important places
- London, England, UK
- Epigraph
- "How often have forced contracts been made
To add land to land, not love to love?
And to unite house to house, not hearts to hearts?
Which hath been the occasion that men have turned
monster and women devils."<... (show all)br>
-- Thomas Heywood
A Curtaine Lecture - Dedication
- To
my own
silent woman
without whom
my life
would have been
unbearably
quiet - First words
- A wind from heaven blew upon the fire of hell and spread damnation.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)'The Mary was my silent woman.'
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- 142
- Popularity
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- (3.50)
- Languages
- English, French, German
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 11
- ASINs
- 5
