Brief Gaudy Hour, a novel of Anne Boleyn by Margaret Campbell Barnes (1949)

Brief Gaudy Hour, a novel of Anne Boleyn
by Margaret Campbell Barnes
Publisher:  MacRae-Smith-Company
Copyright:  1949
Book Club Edition

What shocking secret drove Anne Boleyn into King Henry's arms -- and changed the course of history?

How did the daughter of an obscure English knight rise from a nobody to become Queen of England?  What sorcery did this fascinating woman possess in her dark hair and almond eyes to bewitch one of England's greatest kings, ruddy, lusty Henry the Eighth?

Margaret Campbell Barnes, in this thrilling novel of a real person who surpassed the wildest dreams of fiction, re-creates brilliantly the gold and scarlet pageantry of empire as the mighty course of English destiny moves forward -- directed by the feminine wiles of the most famous, most beloved, most hated courtesan of all -- Anne Boleyn!  In a full-bodied, throbbing novel that carries the reader into the colorful courts -- and intriguing back halls -- of the great kingdoms of Europe.  Miss Barnes finds new, gripping drama in the little-understood life of this amazing woman.

Condition:  Used.  Hardcover.  No dust cover.  Covers show a bit of edge scuffing.  Pages are darkened from age.  Front endpaper is darkened by a book club leaflet.  Previous owner's name is blacked out with month written underneath on the front endpaper.  There's an envelope pasted on the front endpaper as a way to keep track of their books.  Binding is beginning to split throughout the book, but pages are in tact.

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