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Below the Salt (1957)

par Thomas B. Costain

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Richard O'Rawn had lived a long, full life. He had attained material success. He had served his country well in the United States Senate, loved and respected by his constituents and the rest of the nation. Now that his life was almost at an end, Senator O'Rawn had to share the mystery he had kept secret for so many years with someone else. It was a mystery set in lusty Plantagenet England and revolving around Eleanor of Aquitaine, her granddaughter-the beautiful "lost princess"-and the historic signing of the Magna Carta. Together with a young American writer, Richard O'Rawn would take his last journey back through the centuries-a journey rich with intrigue, romance, and adventure.… (plus d'informations)
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4949. Below the Salt A Novel by Thomas B. Costain (read 13 Aug 2012) This 1957 historical novel is laid in the time of King John and depicts, at times quite vividly, the England of the early 13th century. There is a modern skeleton on which the medieval story is hung, but the modern part of the story is of little interest and could easily have been omitted. One Richard and his squire, Tostig, do heroic things and one cannot help but admire Tostig, whose life is full of good deeds not amply rewarded. Among other historic events Tostig plays a vital role at Runnymede, when King John is forced to sign the Magna Carta. The book contains the usual disclaimer, asserting everybody in the novel is fictitious. This is obviously false, since clearly there are numerous historical persons in the book, including King John and Stephen Langton. I found the historical part of the book attention-holding and fun to read. The same cannot be said of the 20tth century part of the novel. ( )
  Schmerguls | Aug 13, 2012 |
Interesting, once it finally got to the actual Below The Salt part of the story, which was actually quite an enjoyable read. However, the ending was very bad, and, to me, seemed absolutely senseless.

Another issue I had with the book was that is seemed to be trying very hard to focus my attention on one basically stock character, when in fact there was another character who was showing growth and was more pertinent to the story. ( )
  millhold | Mar 3, 2011 |
Interesting story, not compelling, liked the inclusion of a potential woman on the throne, romanticized history ( )
  Jeanperry | Jan 4, 2011 |
A rich and fascinating look at Norman Saxon England. The framing story is cool, too. ( )
  MerryMary | Feb 20, 2007 |
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Richard O'Rawn had lived a long, full life. He had attained material success. He had served his country well in the United States Senate, loved and respected by his constituents and the rest of the nation. Now that his life was almost at an end, Senator O'Rawn had to share the mystery he had kept secret for so many years with someone else. It was a mystery set in lusty Plantagenet England and revolving around Eleanor of Aquitaine, her granddaughter-the beautiful "lost princess"-and the historic signing of the Magna Carta. Together with a young American writer, Richard O'Rawn would take his last journey back through the centuries-a journey rich with intrigue, romance, and adventure.

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