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Current reading, non fiction/history

Finished reading a new book about the letters of Mary Queen of Scots last night, Captive Queen: The Decrypted History of Mary, Queen of Scots by Jade Scott. Review to follow soon on my academic blog. Meanwhile, and continuing the literary theme, I’ve started reading about a 1930s book forgery case, The Book Forger: The true story of a literary crime that fooled the world by Joseph Hone. Likely to review that book in due course too.

Cover of "Captive Queen: The Decrypted History of Mary, Queen of Scots" by Jade Scott. The cover is richly designed, with emblems such as the thistle and rose against a rich blue background. At the top of the cover is a contemporary image of Mary herself. Around the edge designs twine further.

Cover of "The Book Forger: The true story of a literary crime that fooled the world" by Joseph Hone. The image shows a partially torn book being looked at through a magnifying glass. In the background and around the edge are green art deco style detailing, harking back to the 1930s era being discussed in the book.

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