WorldCat Linked Data Explorer

Turtle N-Triple JSON-LD RDF/XML HTML Contact Us Home

http://worldcat.org/entity/work/id/574524

Devil water

The true story of Charles Radcliff, a Catholic nobleman who joined the short-lived Jacobite rebellion of 1715, and of Jenny, his daughter by a secret marriage. Set in the wilds of Northumbria, teeming London, and colonial Virginia, where Jenny eventually settled on the estate of the famous William Byrd of Westover--Jenny's story reveals one young woman's loyalty, passion, and courage as she struggles between living in the Old World and the New.

Open All Close All

type

about

http://schema.org/about

alternateName

http://schema.org/alternateName

  • "Ring of bright water"@en
  • "Devil's advocate"@en
  • "Dearly beloved"@en

contributor

creator

description

http://schema.org/description

  • "Set during the Jacobite Risings of 1715 and 1745, this is the story of Charles Radcliffe, a brave and devoted follower of the exiled Stuart royal family, and of Jenny, his beloved daughter from a secret marriage. As Charles strives to regain the English throne for his deposed king, Jenny struggles to leave the conflicts of the Old World behind in her search for freedom and happiness in the American colonies. From rural Northumbria to the bustle of 18th century London and colonial Virginia, Seton brings history to life to create a fiercely beautiful novel of loyalty, passion, courage and tragedy."
  • ""The true story of Charles Radcliffe, a Catholic nobleman who joined the short-lived Jacobite rebellion of 1715, and of Jenny, his daughter by a secret marriage. Set in the Northumbrian wilds, teeming London, and colonial Virginia--where Jenny eventually settled on the estate of the famous William Byrd of Westover--Jenny's story reveals one young woman's loyalty, passion, and courage as she struggles in a life divided between the Old World and the New."-- back cover."
  • "The true story of Charles Radcliff, a Catholic nobleman who joined the short-lived Jacobite rebellion of 1715, and of Jenny, his daughter by a secret marriage. Set in the wilds of Northumbria, teeming London, and colonial Virginia, where Jenny eventually settled on the estate of the famous William Byrd of Westover--Jenny's story reveals one young woman's loyalty, passion, and courage as she struggles between living in the Old World and the New."@en
  • "The true story of Charles Radcliff, a Catholic nobleman who joined the short-lived Jacobite rebellion of 1715, and of his daughter, Jenny, by a secret marriage. Set in the wilds of Northumbria, teeming London, and colonial Virginia, Jenny's loyalty, passion, and courage as she struggles between living in the Old World and the New are revealed."@en
  • "Set in England and Virginia, 1693-1746."
  • "A story of the famous Radcliffes of Northumbria in the early 18th century when they were bound, by their Stuart blood, to the ill-fated Jacobite cause."

genre

http://schema.org/genre

  • "Biographical fiction"@en
  • "Biographical fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Genres littéraires"
  • "History"@en
  • "History"

name

http://schema.org/name

  • "Devil water : a novel"
  • "Devil water"
  • "Devil water"@en
  • "Devil water. [A novel, based on the life of James, Earl of Derwentwater.]"@en
  • "Djävulsvattnet"
  • "Djävulsvattnet"@sv
  • "Devil Water"
  • "Devil Water"@en
  • "Pirunpyörre"@fi

workExample

http://schema.org/workExample