Pity for the Guy: A Biography of Guy Fawkes

by John Paul Davis

The first fully-rounded portrait of the man behind the Gunpowder Plot For hundreds of years Guy Fawkes has been portrayed as perhaps too extreme a figure--a rabid, bloodthirsty Catholic who not only tried to bomb British Parliament but threatened the English way of life. This biography reveals that he was much more than an evil, shadowy conspirator with an axe to grind. John Paul Davis delves into the evidence and makes a convincing case for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0720613493
• ISBN13: 9780720613490
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.4"