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''Rebels and Traitors'' by British historical novelist Lindsey Davis (best known for her Marcus Didius Falco series) was published by Random House in September 2009 (ISBN 9781846056321). In contrast to the ancient Roman setting of the Falco books and ''Course of Honour'', this book is set in the English Civil War period of the 17th century. At 742 pages it is substantially longer than her previous novels. The prologue takes place on 30 January 1649 at the execution of King Charles I at the Palace of Whitehall, London. The main body of the book then begins in 1634, and the endpaper blurb describes the book as being set in Birmingham, where the author was born, Oxford, where she studied, and London, where she now lives. Davis has said that her interest in this period goes back to when a print of the ''Laughing Cavalier'' by Frans Hals hung in her primary school classroom, and was further developed when she read Rosemary Sutcliff's novels ''Simon'' and ''The Rider of the White Horse''. ==Dedication== The dedication is "For Richard / dearest and closest of friends / your favourite book / in memory", and the author's website tells that "I am still getting used to life without my dear Richard. For those of you who haven't seen this before, he died in October ()". The author says in her publisher's newsletter: "The greatest recommendation I can give is that Richard, its first reader, thought it wonderful. He devoured chunks, demanding ‘Bring more story!’ even when he was in hospital. One of the last things I was ever able to tell him was that ''Rebels and Traitors'' was to be published by Random House, so I would be working with dear friends for his favourite book."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rebels and Traitors」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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