The cover page is adapted from The Great Roxhythe, a painting completed in 1929 by Walter Lambert. The cover and title pages feature the League Spartan and Sorts Mill Goudy typefaces created in 2014 and 2009 by The League of Moveable Type. www.theleagueofmoveabletype.com/
The Great Roxhythe
Chapters (51)
- Epigraph 0:00
- Dedication 0:08
- Book I: The Ways Run Parallel: I: The King and His Favourite 0:13
- II: The King His Councillors 17:12
- III: Christopher Dart 34:44
- IV: Flushing 56:48
- V: Mynheer de Staal 1:21:23
- VI: Roderick Dart 1:38:55
- VII: William of Orange 1:48:32
- VIII: The Amiable Mr. Milward Perplexed 2:11:12
- IX: The King of England 2:29:36
- Book II: The Ways Diverge: I: January, 1669 2:42:23
- II: The Offer 3:07:32
- III: Her Ladyship 3:33:59
- IV: Her Ladyship’s Perplexity 3:46:28
- V: Lady Crewe 3:52:57
- VI: The Price 4:04:56
- VII: The First Seed of Doubt 4:15:49
- VIII: Madame 4:34:12
- IX: The Growth of the Seed 4:59:29
- X: May, 1670 5:13:41
- XI: Unrest 5:28:36
- Book III: Quo Vadis? I: Whitehall 5:41:33
- II: The Husband 5:56:32
- III: The Challenge 6:17:34
- IV: Progression 6:32:31
- V: The Most Noble the Marquis 6:49:25
- VI: The King His Will 7:15:51
- VII: The Hand of Fate 7:29:44
- VIII: The Amiable Mr. Milward Again 7:49:04
- IX: Disillusionment 8:08:39
- X: The Bitter Hour 8:34:24
- Book IV: The One Part: I: The New Master 8:51:02
- II: The Coming of William 9:10:07
- III: La Kéroualle 9:30:38
- IV: The Meeting 9:44:38
- V: Discord 9:55:06
- VI: The Decision 10:17:22
- VII: The Revenge 10:23:00
- VIII: The Haven 10:27:12
- Book V: The Other Part: I: The Triple Game 10:46:23
- II: The Schemers 11:01:45
- III: Agitations 11:13:44
- IV: The King His Triumph 11:27:49
- V: Plots 11:37:13
- VI: Monmouth 11:55:32
- VII: February, 1685 12:10:57
- VIII: The Losing Game 12:28:50
- IX: The Sunderlands 12:41:15
- X: The Shot 12:56:00
- XI: The Great Roxhythe 13:05:29
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The Great Roxhythe is set in the glittering but treacherous court of Charles II, in which the brilliant and wealthy Marquis of Roxhythe wears the mask of a cynical, self-serving courtier, allowing even his friends to believe he is cold and disloyal. Yet this public façade is his greatest sacrifice; in secret, he drains his own fortune and stains his own name to operate as the king’s most trusted spy and protector. The story is a tragedy of devotion, leaving Roxhythe completely alone, his immense loyalty and suffering a silent burden known only to the sovereign he serves so completely.