Officiële naam: Esler, Anthony James
Geboortedatum: 1934-02-20
Geslacht: male
Nationaliteit: USA
Geboorteplaats: New London, Connecticut, USA
Opleiding: University of Arizona (BA | 1956)
Duke University (MA | 1958)
Duke University (PhD | 1961)
University of London (1961-1962)
Beroepen: historian
university professor
Organisaties: Amnesty International
American Historical Association
Authors Guild
Authors League of America
Korte biografie: Anthony Esler is an emeritus professor of history at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. His books include several studies of the conflict of generations in world history, half a dozen historical novels, and surveys of the world and Western history. He is a member of the American Historical Association, the World History Association, and the Authors Guild. He has received a Fulbright, Social Science Research Council, and other research grants, and is listed in the Directory of American Scholars, the Directory of Poets and Fictions Writers, and Who's Who in America. Books by Dr. Esler include Bombs, Beards, and Barricades, Forbidden City, and The Human Venture.

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Lord Libertine : or, The memoirs of a gentleman of… door Anthony Esler

This was a story filled with intrigue, action, adventure, love, & lust in the late 1700's, taking place in both England & France, during the Revolution. Lord Christopher Arundel, a notorious rake, is at odds with Lord Mortimer Durward. The 2 men absolutely despise one another, & when Durward proposes a gentleman's bet that Arundel can't "deflower" the beautiful Lady Barbara MacFarlane within a month's time, the adventure is off & running. At the same time, Prime Minister Pitt engages Arundel to recover stolen papers from the War Office that he believes to be Lady Barbara's possession, as she is a known sympathizer to the rebellion, & a supporter of the "levelers".

It's written in the form of a memoir, or firsthand account of the proceedings, by Arundel himself, to Reverend Throgmorton, as he & Lady Barbara are on a ship to the Americas. What brought them to be on this ship is the fullness of the story, & you will laugh your way through this :)

I classify this as historical fiction, as well as light reading & a quick read :)… (meer)

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