The gallows pole
Myers, Benjamin, 1976-2019
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An England divided. From his remote moorland home, David Hartley assembles a gang of weavers and land-workers to embark upon a criminal enterprise that will capsize the economy and become the biggest fraud in British history. They are the Cragg Vale Coiners and their business is 'clipping' - the forging of coins, a treasonous offence punishable by death. A charismatic leader, Hartley cares for the poor and uses violence and intimidation against his opponents. He is also prone to self-delusion and strange visions of mythical creatures. When excise officer William Deighton vows to bring down the Coiners and one of their own becomes turncoat, Hartley's empire begins to crumble. With the industrial age set to change the face of England forever, the fate of his empire is under threat.
Main title:
The gallows pole / Benjamin Myers.
Author:
Myers, Benjamin, 1976-, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.©2017
Collation:
xii, 370 pages ; 20 cm
Awards:
Winner, Walter Scott Prize 2018.
ISBN:
9781526611154 (paperback)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
490310