Here Was a Man
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Raleigh's wit, ambition, and adventurous spirit endear him to all, including the queen herself, but Elizabeth's favor proves as much hindrance as help, as Raleigh still has but one goal in mind -- to take to the seas and secure his place as one of the great explorers of the age. The queen will not allow her young knight to be taken from her side, repeatedly refusing his requests for expeditions, until she at last reluctantly grants him permission to conquer in her name. Meanwhile, between journeys, his passion is stirred, not by the queen but by her lady-in-waiting Lisbeth. His loyalties are split between the boundless opportunities the queen can bestow and the pull of his own heart.
With cameo appearances by Shakespeare, Marlowe, Sydney, and other luminaries of the day, Lofts once again paints a colorful, nuanced, and moving portrait of the Elizabethan Age. Here Was a Man is another timeless classic from the legendary Norah Lofts.
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- Intro
- Colophon
- Also by Norah Lofts
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- PART ONE
- Chapter One BUDLEIGH POINT IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON
- Chapter Two THE NETHERLANDS
- Chapter Three BALLY-IN-HARSH, IRELAND
- Chapter Four WHITEHALL
- Chapter Five HATFIELD
- Chapter Six THE MERMAID TAVERN
- Chapter Seven LONDON
- Chapter Eight THE RING MEADOW
- Chapter Nine WHITEHALL
- Chapter Ten LONDON
- Chapter Eleven IRELAND
- LONDON
- Chapter Twelve THE TOWER
- PART TWO
- Chapter Thirteen DARTMOUTH
- Chapter Fourteen SHERBORNE
- Chapter Fifteen GUIANA
- Chapter Sixteen LONDON
- Chapter Seventeen CADIZ AND LONDON
- Chapter Eighteen HAMPTON COURT
- Chapter Nineteen HAMPTON COURT
- Chapter Twenty ESSEX HOUSE, THE STRAND
- Chapter Twenty-one THE TOWER YARD
- Chapter Twenty-two SHERBORNE
- Chapter Twenty-three HAMPTON COURT
- PART THREE
- Chapter Twenty-four WINDSOR CASTLE
- Chapter Twenty-five THE TOWER
- Chapter Twenty-six WHITEHALL
- Chapter Twenty-seven THE TOWER
- Chapter Twenty-eight LONDON
- Chapter Twenty-nine THE CANARIES
- Chapter Thirty TRINIDAD
- The Conclusion OLD PALACE YARD
- TOUCHSTONE READING GROUP GUIDE
