Mistress Firebrand
(Large Print)
Author
Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015.
Edition
Large Print edition.
ISBN
9781410481771, 1410481778
Physical Desc
539 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Newton - Large Print | LARGE PRINT THORLAND, D. | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015.
Format
Large Print
Edition
Large Print edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781410481771, 1410481778
Notes
General Note
Includes discussion questions.
Description
British-occupied Manhattan, 1777. American actress Jennifer Leighton has been packing the John Street Theater with her witty comedies, but she longs to escape the provincial circuit for the glamour of the London stage. When the playwright General John Burgoyne visits the city, fresh from a recent success in the capitol, she seizes the opportunity to court his patronage. But her plan is foiled by British intelligence officer Severin Devere. Severin's mission is to keep the pleasure-loving general focused on the war effort ... and away from pretty young actresses. But the tables are turned when Severin himself can't resist Jennifer Leighton ... Months later, Jenny has abandoned her dreams of stage glory and begun writing seditious plays for the Rebels under the pen name "Cornelia," ridiculing "Gentleman Johnny" Burgoyne and his army -- and undermining the crown's campaign to take Albany. By the time Severin meets up with Jenny once again, she is on a British hanging list, and Severin is ordered to find her -- and deliver her to certain death. Soon, the two are launched on a desperate journey through the wilderness, toward a future shaped by the revolution -- and their passion for each other.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Actresses -- Fiction.
Burgoyne's Invasion, 1777 -- Fiction.
Burgoyne, John, -- 1722-1792 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Large type books.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction.
Romance fiction.
Seditious libel -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction.
Women dramatists -- Fiction.
Burgoyne's Invasion, 1777 -- Fiction.
Burgoyne, John, -- 1722-1792 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Large type books.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction.
Romance fiction.
Seditious libel -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction.
Women dramatists -- Fiction.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Thorland, D. (2015). Mistress Firebrand (Large Print edition.). Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thorland, Donna. 2015. Mistress Firebrand. Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thorland, Donna. Mistress Firebrand Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Thorland, Donna. Mistress Firebrand Large Print edition., Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015.
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