Books
by Benjamin Wolley
The Queen's Conjuror - The Life & Death of Dr Dee |
An excellent biography of an individual who really walked a fine line. Dr Dee straddled the medieval and the renaissance as an alchemist seeking contact with the spirits by 'scientific' methods. His influence at court preserved him for a time from accusations of witchcraft, but when his star waned he was forced to undertake a fascinating odyssey through the courts of central Europe from which he emerges as an intelligent, learned yet sadly gullible figure. (Clive Yelf - bwl 30 June 2005) |
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