The King's Minion
Appearance
![]() First edition (UK) | |
Author | Rafael Sabatini |
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Language | English |
Genre | Historical |
Publisher | Hutchinson (UK) Houghton Mifflin (UK) McClelland & Stewart (CAN) |
Publication date | 1930 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
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The King's Minion or The Minion is a 1930 historical novel by the British-Italian writer Rafael Sabatini.[1] It is based on the life of Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, charting his dramatic rise as favourite of James I and rapid fall during the Overbury Affair.
References
[edit]- ^ Henderson & Kirkpatrick p.570
Bibliography
[edit]- Henderson, Lesley & Kirkpatrick, Lesley D. L. Twentieth-century Romance and Historical Writers. St. James Press, 1990