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S'està carregant… A Deadly Brew: The Fourth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicle (Time Warner)) (1998 original; edició 1999)de Susanna Gregory
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. This instalment of Matthew Bartholomew's adventures sees Cambridge experiencing plots at the university, smuggling at an unusually high level, and mysterious cases of poisoning, which only unravel right at the end. ( ) These Brother Bartholomew mysteries are interesting in that they focus on a time before true scientific understanding of our natural world. They also deal with a world without umbrellas, waterproof boots, and central heating. It is a wonder that anyone survived to populate the 15th century! Disease ripped through Cambridge the previous year, and now, in this chapter in the life, bad water and murderous outlaws are dessimating the population even further. Dr. Bartholomew figures it out in time and all should survive the winter until the next installment. Another mystery in medaeval cambridge that it requires Brother Michael & Dr Bartholemew to solve. This starts on the day of the inaugeration of a new master of a troublesome college, and bu the end of the day there are 2 very similar deaths to investigate - bu a fast acting poison. So where did the bottles come from? And what has this got to do with an expanded smuggling operation that's causing damage and destruction this winter. It all gets a bit intricate, there's a case of winter fever that turns out to be somewhat sinister, and they get into serious trouble more than once, but come through with the villian identified. We meet Brother Michael's grandmother - a very interesting woman and there has to be something genetic at work there! As usual, some of the minor characters are a bit thin, but the whole hangs together rather well. Overall, pretty good. This book is the fourth in the series following the 14th century adventures of the physician Matthew Bartholomew and his friend, Friar Michael, in Cambridge. Trained by Arabs, his methods may raise eyebrows but they are effective. Bartholomew is also a teacher at a Cambridge college and his sometimes unorthodox treatment of his patients draws accusations of heresy from his more traditional, but less skilled colleagues. It's the winter of 1353 and the town of Cambridge and its residents have still not recovered from the havoc wreaked by the plague. Winter and spring have not helped, being extremely wet. There is a fever outbreak amongst the poorer people of the town. The fact that the Cambridge colleges are gaining a reputation for their wealth is making the tension between the townsfolk and the students even more precarious. On top of all this a student dies, reportedly after drinking poisoned wine. Then there is a second victim, Dittone, the deputy master of a new college. But the puzzling thing is that there seems to be little or no connection between the master and the student. Bartholomew must try to solve the mystery before the town and the university are at one another's throat. He traces the poison to wine and smuggling operations that must be stopped before more people die. It is not long before he becomes a target of the murderers. Matthew Bartholomew has become one of my favourite characters. The dialogue, particularly between Bartholomew and his friend Michael, is sharp and has an element of wry humour. Michael is a little darker in this book. He is still Mathew's friend, but he has his own agenda as well. Gregory creates such a strong sense of time and place. You can feel the cold, wet, mud outside and the draughty damp rooms. You also see the contrasts and conflicts between the religion and science; gown and town; the wealthy and the poor. I’m off to open the next one. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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The fourth chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew continues the adventures of the 14th century Cambridge physician when he is called to attend to two deaths from some poisoned wine. The opening of a new and very well-endowed college has created petty in-fighting amongst the academics as new appointments are made. The winter and spring have been appallingly wet, there is a fever outbreak amongst the poorer townspeople and the country is not yet fully recovered from the aftermath of the plague. The increasing reputation and wealth of the Cambridge colleges are causing dangerous tensions between the town, Church and University and then the poisoned wine kills the first victim - a student. The second victim is Dittone, the deputy master of the new college, but there seems no connection between him and the student. Matthew must establish the facts before relations between town and gown spiral out of control. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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