An Instance of the Fingerpost
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Narrated by:
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Gareth Armstrong
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Roger May
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Christopher Oxford
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David McAlister
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By:
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Iain Pears
About this listen
Set in Oxford in the 1660s – a time and place of great intellectual, scientific, religious and political ferment – this remarkable novel centres around a young woman, Sarah Blundy, who stands accused of the murder of Robert Grove, a fellow of New College. Four witnesses describe the events surrounding his death: Marco da Cola, a Venetian Catholic intent on claiming credit for the invention of blood transfusion; Jack Prescott, the son of a supposed traitor to the Royalist cause, determined to vindicate his father; John Wallis, chief cryptographer to both Cromwell and Charles 1l a mathematician, theologican and inveterate plotter; and Anthony Wood, the famous Oxford antiquary. Each one tells their version of what happened but only one reveals the extraordinary truth.
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- Mariner
- 08-04-2016
Interesting historical references
The book is structured as four contemporaneous accounts. With each account you discover a little more of the full story. Brilliantly crafted and full of interesting historical references, solid performances transport the listener. Well-worth persevering despite the length.
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- Su taylor
- 16-03-2020
This is my fifth time
I've read the book four times and still could not resist listening to it again. Good read and even better performance
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