{"product_id":"mary-queen-of-scots-by-antonia-fraser-first-paperback-edition-1975-dell","title":"Mary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser [FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION] 1975 • Dell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST PAPERBACK EDITION [1975] DELL BOOKS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e14th Dell Printing \/ 1975. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage mass market paperback in very good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover shows shelf wear; scratching to cover.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOtherwise, clean and tight copy w. some minor scuffing to text block.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReads as new with tanning to pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than 400 years after her death, Mary Queen of Scots remains one of the most romantic \u0026amp; controversial figures in British history. Fraser's classic biography of her won the James Tait Prize when it was 1st published in '69, became an international bestseller \u0026amp; was translated into 9 languages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary passed her childhood in France \u0026amp; married the Dauphin to become Queen of France at 16. Widowed less than 2 years later, she returned to Scotland as Queen after a 13 year absence. Her life then entered its best known phase: early struggles with John Knox \u0026amp; the Scottish nobility; marriage to Darnley \u0026amp; his mysterious death; marriage to Bothwell, the chief suspect, that led directly to her captivity at the hands of Queen Elizabeth; her long imprisonment that ended with the labyrinthine Babington plot to free her \u0026amp; her execution at age 44.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFraser's biography, 4 years in the writing, enters fully into the life of an historical figure who continues to capture the popular imagination, \u0026amp; provides an answer to the question, `What was Mary Queen of Scots really like?'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Apocalypse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48742410453241,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3103\/1574\/files\/maryqueenofscots-1.jpg?v=1785555245","url":"https:\/\/bookshopapocalypse.com\/products\/mary-queen-of-scots-by-antonia-fraser-first-paperback-edition-1975-dell","provider":"Bookshop Apocalypse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}