The Steel Bonnets
| Author | George MacDonald Fraser |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | history |
Publication date | 1971 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
The Steel Bonnets is a 1971 historical non-fiction book by George MacDonald Fraser about the Border Reivers.[1][2]
Fraser researched the book with his wife.[3] It concentrates mainly on the 16th century, and seeks to de-glamourise the period in some ways.[4]
References
- ^ Stanley Reynolds, "George MacDonald Fraser: He created Harry Flashman, tormentor of Tom Brown turned comical anti-hero", The Guardian, 4 January 2008 accessed 23 November 2012
- ^ "BORDERERS RUSTLE AMONG THE PAPERBACKS". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 26 July 1974. p. 9. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ George MacDonald Fraser, The Light's On at Signpost, HarperCollins 2002 p304-307
- ^ The age of the Borderers. .. Hugh Trevor-Roper. The Sunday Times (London, England), Sunday, October 31, 1971; pg. 41; Issue 7743.