The Candlemass Road

The Candlemass Road is a historical novel from George MacDonald Fraser set in the time of the Border Reivers, a period Fraser had earlier written about in The Steel Bonnets and would later return to in The Reavers.[1][2]

The Candlemass Road
AuthorGeorge MacDonald Fraser
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genrehistorical fiction
PublisherHarper Collins
Harvill
Publication date
1993
Pages156

Fraser later described it as "a rather dark morality tale - at least I meant it to have a moral - in what I hope was a reasonable imitation of Elizabethan English".[3]

The book is mentioned in the film All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane.

Reception

The Washington Post said "Readers who enjoy a snatch of history brought to life will enjoy this brief but fascinating tale. However, the slightness of the plot, along with the old-fashioned treatment of point of view and the lack of character development, will leave those looking for a satisfying story disappointed."[4]

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References
  1. Stanley Reynolds, "George MacDonald Fraser: He created Harry Flashman, tormentor of Tom Brown turned comical anti-hero", The Guardian, 4 January 2008 accessed 23 November 2012
  2. Books: Reiving up on the Borders Cameron, David. The Daily Telegraph09 Oct 1993: 27.
  3. George MacDonald Fraser, The Light's On at Signpost, HarperCollins 2002 p311
  4. "FICTION: THE CANDLEMASS ROAD By George MacDonald Fraser Harvill/HarperCollins. 180 pp. $20". Washington Post. January 22, 1995.
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