To Ruin a Queen.
Fiona Buckley. 2002. Read by Nadia May. 9 cds. 10.5 hrs. Blackstone
Audio Books. 0-7861-9544-4. $72.00. Vinyl; plot notes. SA
Ursula Blanchard, secret agent to Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth, or Elizabeth, may refer to: Living people
- Elizabeth II, Queen regnant of the Commonwealth Realms
Deceased people
Bohemia
I, is living in
France and recovering from the death of her infant son when she is lured
back to England on the pretext PRETEXT. The reasons assigned to justify an act, which have only the appearance of truth, and which are without foundation; or which if true are not the true reasons for such act. Vattel, liv. 3, c. 3, 32. that her nine-year-old daughter Meg is
missing. The real reason is that the Queen wants Ursula to investigate
Philip Mortimer's boasts that he will be able to have lands
restored to his family. The murder of Philip's ward, a musician,
followed by the attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. of Ursula and two of her servants
provides plenty of adventure and suspense SUSPENSE. When a rent, profit a prendre, and the like, are, in consequence of the unity of possession of the rent, &c., of the land out of which they issue, not in esse for a time, they are said to be in suspense, tunc dormiunt, but they may be revived or awakened. Co, Litt. 313 a. . The historical detail about
Elizabethan life and times is fascinating.
May's voiced performance is spot on--her Welsh and Scottish
dialects are excellent as is her French pronunciation pronunciation: see phonetics; phonology.
Pronunciation - In this dictionary slashes (/../) bracket phonetic pronunciations of words not found in a standard English dictionary. and accent. The
long story moves along at a good pace and never drags. Listeners with an
interest in Elizabethan history, historical novels, or suspense will
enjoy this. Sue Rosenzweig, Consultant, Lincoln, RI
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