The story covers major points of British history. It tells the story of England through the tales of several families in and around the English city of Salisbury, the writer's hometown, from prehistoric times to 1985. He brings this vibrant city's long and noble history alive through the ever-shifting fortunes, fates, and intrigues of half-a-dozen families, from the age of Julius Caesar to the 20th century. Once or twice the social, political and economic factors overshadow the fictional families, but that is almost inevitable when even the best fiction comes up against such an impressive spectrum of historical fact.".Sarum (also titled Sarum: The Novel of England) is a work of historical fiction by Edward Rutherfurd, first published in 1987. In this epic novel Edward Rutherfurd takes the reader on a magnificent journey across sixteen centuries from the days of the Romans to the Victorian engineers. Here is Edward Rutherfurd's classic novel of London, a glorious pageant spanning 2,000 years. This is one of the major reasons this is a hard book to like because as you learn to love characters and their underdog stories. Each chapter takes place a rough lifetime since the previous chapter. "With confidence and skill, Rutherfurd has separated those layers and produced a remarkable story of a great city. London by Edward Rutherfurd is a historical fiction novel about the history of the London area, including culture, social climates, and hardships. Īlso the Virginia Pilot said of the novel: Rutherfurd is adept at showing how all classes throughout history, from slaves to kings, have contributed to London's development". all manner of people with all kinds of backgrounds.
Reception "ide range of characters that the readers will either love or hate. Historical figures, such as Julius Caesar, Geoffrey Chaucer, Henry VIII, William Shakespeare, and Pocahontas, make appearances alongside fictional characters and historical kings and queens of England. Segovax becomes the ancestor of the Ducket and Dogget families, prominent fictional families woven into the novel. The novel begins with the birth of the River Thames and moves to 54 B.C., detailing the life of Segovax, a curious character with slightly webbed hands and a flash of white hair. London is a historical novel by Edward Rutherfurd published in 1997, which charts the history of London from 54 B.C.
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