A Burnable Book

Author / Editor
Holsinger, Bruce.

Title
A Burnable Book

Published
New York: William Morrow, 2014.

Physical Description
ix, 444 pp.

Description
Historical novel set in London,1383, featuring John Gower as a first-person narrator, recounting events involved in the murder of a prostitute and a book prophesying an attempt on the life of Richard II. Gower's "slippery friend," Geoffrey Chaucer, plays a major role, along with other figures from history; includes a number of allusions to Chaucer's and Gower's works of literature.

Chaucer Subjects
Chaucer's Influence and Later Allusion