MICHAEL DOBBS
TO PLAY THE KING
This is entirely a work of fiction. Any references to real people, living or dead, real events, businesses, organizations and localities are intended only to give the fiction a sense of reality and authenticity. All names, characters and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and their resemblance, if any, to real-life counterparts is entirely coincidental.
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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 1992
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Praise for To Play the King:
‘With a friend like Michael Dobbs, who on earth needs enemies? Gloriously cheeky. Dobbs’ books grab because of their authenticity’
The Times
‘Highly readable…a model of its kind and impeccably timed’
Daily Mail
Lucy and Andrei
For Medford 1971. For Fiskardon 1981.
For Villars 1991.
For Everything.
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