When the disreputable brother of a respected nobleman is hanged for murdering a man who later turns up alive, Roger, a fifteenth-century English peddler, senses foul play among the gentry. Reprint.
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During the bitterly icy January of 1474, in the English river port of Bristol, Roger the Chapman falls desperately ill with the ague. In his third absorbing appearance, after The Plymouth Cloak , Roger is taken in and nursed by weaver's widow Margaret Walker and her fiesty daughter Lillis. While recuperating, he learns that a handsome young rakehell had been hanged for murdering Margaret's father, although several months later the alleged victim had wandered home, injured, ill and slightly amnesiac, and subsequently died. Many townspeople, doubting the older man's probity and suspecting his family of criminal activity, are harassing Margaret and Lillis. Roger, who has forsaken monastery life for the carefree existence of an intinerant peddler, believes God has placed him in Bristol to untangle the affair. The paths of his investigation lead him to Irish slavers who raid the English coast; the Lollards, whose "heretical" religious reform movement foreshadows Henry VIII's break with Rome; Welsh tin miners living in the dense forest; and wealthy Bristol burghers. An attempt on Roger's life comes before he resolves the mystery--and finds himself happily wed. Rich detail and a satisfyingly concluded plot make this series a continuing pleasure.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
YA?This is the third in a series of historical mysteries set in 15th-century England during the Wars of the Roses. Young Roger The Chapman, a peddler, becomes seriously ill while traveling near Bristol. He is nursed back to health by a widowed wool spinner and her outspoken daughter. In return for their kindness, Roger agrees to look into the mysterious death of a family member. His investigations take him into many corners of Bristol society and allow readers a realistic glimpse of life in a thriving merchant city at that time. An interesting subplot concerns a group of Lollards who are preaching their heretical religious beliefs among the people in Gloucester. A nicely paced mystery with a fascinating assortment of characters.?Penny Stevens, Fairfax County Public Library, VA
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Thoroughly enjoyable read,
By Gypsy (Upstate, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Weaver's Tale: The Third Tale of Roger the Chapman (Paperback)
I have read a number of the Roger the Chapman series by Kate Sedley, not necessarily in chronological order (although I would recommend going in order). This is the third book in the series and extremely satisfying. Roger is a completely believalbe and likeable character. The mood Sedley creates in this book, with Roger starting off sick, and the coldness of January in medeival England had me reading the book cover to cover in two days. The descriptions were satisfying and the relationships interesting. I would heartily recommend this book to historical fiction lovers and anyone who likes a good mystery.
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A series of quality,
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This review is from: The Weaver's Tale: The Third Tale of Roger the Chapman (Paperback)
I like historical fiction, and authors like Kate Sedley who can maintain a good quality for 20 books with the same hero. Even if we all like some books better than others, it is quite an accomplishment. The whole series of Roger the Chapman takes place in the second half of the 15th century, mainly in Britain and principally in Bristol and London. It is well done. The characters have flesh. I am comfortable with the historical details, and the problem posed to the amateur investigator is usually interesting. If you want to read them in order, start with Death and the Chapman.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
the book was great extremely whitty .,
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This review is from: The Weaver's Tale (Hardcover)
I think Roger is a clever in his dective work things just fall in to place for him. People seem to give him information all the time.I have read 5 of her books and loved them.
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