'A Burnable Book' Is Fragrant With The Stench Of Medieval London

The hunt for a book of seditious poems is at the heart of medievalist Bruce Holsinger's detail-packed new novel; poet and fixer John Gower is hunting for the book, at the behest of his friend Geoffrey Chaucer. Reviewer Jean Zimmerman says "filth of the street is likely to suck off the occasional shoe," but in the end, the experience is enjoyable.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/18/275351641/a-burnable-book-is-fragrant-with-the-stench-of-medieval-london?ft=1&f=1008

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