BEDFORD HUNTING LODGE, Pa., Oct. 9, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Fans of William Shakespeare's works and English literature will soon get a special treat as Xlibris releases Letters to the King of Spain Part I: Shakespeariana, the compelling new book from author Cathos Maledon.
This novel features the story of Christopher Marlowe, a man described to be Shakespeare, who travels to 1997 Virginia where he presents himself to "the man in his study" as prescribed by the mysterious Elizabethan doctor, John Dee. An enduring series of word play stretches throughout the story as well as a wide selection of clues derived from the plays and sonnets that amplify historical events and people. This book will ignite several of Shakespeare's more obscure expressions and make them glow.
Richly-layered and backed with a wide reference on literature, Letters to the King of Spain Part I will entertain a diverse audience of readers, especially mystery fans, adventurers, romanticists, astronomers, re-enactors and Anglophiles. Interestingly this book features a prize offer that encourages readers to solve the conundrums throughout the story. Letters to the King of Spain Part I: Shakespeariana is now available for your reading pleasure online at Xlibris.com and at your local bookstore. Order a copy today!
About the Author
Cathos Maledon has lived in Aspen, Cuernavaca, and Gstaad and is the author of The Heart is Highland -- a Scottish fantasy soon to be available through Xlibris. Hoornet's Appendix, a sequel to The Letters will offer a surprising invitation and satisfying conclusion for astute sleuths and readers of The Letters to the King of Spain. Feel free to visit his website at www.cathosmaledon.com
Letters to The King of Spain Part I by Cathos Maledon
Trade Paperback; $24.99; 487 pages; 1-4134-9930-9; 978-1-413499-30-8
Cloth Hardback; $34.99; 487 pages; 1-4134-9931-7; 978-1-413499-31-5
To request a complimentary paperback review copy, contact the publisher at (888) 795-4274 x. 472. Tearsheets may be sent by regular or electronic mail to Marketing Services. To purchase copies of the book for resale, please fax Xlibris at (610) 915-0294 or call (888) 795-4274 x.876.
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