Edward Rutherfurd Quote
What has he done? he asked. The young man himself began to respond, but the youths cut him off. He started the Fire of London, sir, they cried. Even the day before, the rumours had begun. A fire like this could not be the work of chance. Some said it must be the Dutch. But most – perhaps half the good people of London – had a sounder suspicion by far. It’s the Catholics, they said. Who else would do such a thing?
Edward Rutherfurd
What has he done? he asked. The young man himself began to respond, but the youths cut him off. He started the Fire of London, sir, they cried. Even the day before, the rumours had begun. A fire like this could not be the work of chance. Some said it must be the Dutch. But most – perhaps half the good people of London – had a sounder suspicion by far. It’s the Catholics, they said. Who else would do such a thing?
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About Edward Rutherfurd
Edward Rutherfurd is a pen name for Francis Edward Wintle (born in 1948). He is best known as a writer of epic historical novels that span long periods of history but are set in particular places. His debut novel, Sarum, set the pattern for his work with a ten-thousand-year storyline.