Mightier than the Sword (The Clifton Chronicles, 5)

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Netizens have suggested that a 1571edition of Erasmus' Institution of a Christian Prince contains the words "There is no sworde to bee feared more than the Learned pen", [23] [24] but this is not evident from modern translations [25] and this could be merely a spurious quotation. Thomas Jefferson, on 19June 1792, ended a letter to Thomas Paine with: "Go on then in doing with your pen what in other times was done with the sword: shew that reformation is more practicable by operating on the mind than on the body of man, and be assured that it has not a more sincere votary nor you a more ardent well-wisher than Y[ou]rs. &c. Thomas Jefferson" [12] [28] When Harry Clifton visits his publisher in New York, he learns that he has been elected as the new president of English PEN, and immediately launches a campaign for the release of a fellow author, Anatoly Babakov, who’s imprisoned in Siberia. Babakov’s crime? Writing a book called Uncle Joe, a devastating insight into what it was like to work for Stalin. He would also inspire the name of the drink known as Bovril, as well as being offered the throne of Greece – quite an eventful life, although Lytton’s star has faded somewhat since he died (and, indeed, it had begun to do so even while he lived). He also made a lasting contribution to men’s fashion that is still with us, though many people don’t realise we have him to thank for this (we also have more on that in the post we link to above).

Personally though, I wish this was a five book series because I really see no point in dragging out things that are somewhat predictable. Her husband Harry has a new focus, he is determined to do everything possible to free a fellow author imprisoned in Siberia, at any cost. Some board members feel she should resign while others, including Sebastian Clifton, newly elected to the board, are determined to see she remains as Chairman. They're on board at the request of the cabinet secretary," replied the captain. "But Sir Alan Redmayne assured me it was just a precautionary measure." Sebastian has been elected to the board and has proposed to girlfriend Samantha, but will she be able to live with his ambitions and the lengths he is prepared to go to attain them?

I can't do a damn thing unless I can get my hands on the control panel. It has to be somewhere else on the ship," said Roberts, "probably quite near by."

I enjoyed reading this book. It isn't just the story I liked, but I loved the writing and have really come to know the characters. They seem like distant family. We need to go as far aft as possible," said the captain. "That will give us a better chance of avoiding any damage to the hull." Harry didn't look convinced. "Don't worry, it's not too far now." Emma reluctantly got out of bed, padded across to join her husband, and studied the card for herself. I'm a bit late to the game but you can skip going to Monarch completely if you get Percival to "open" the door to The Chairman's office for you.

Kudos, Lord Archer for another stellar piece of work. I am truly eager to see what next you have for readers and curse the time it takes to get a book through to publication. Mightier than the Sword is the fifth novel in Jeffrey Archer's Clifton Chronicles. It was published on 24 February 2015. [1] The novel retains the signature story telling style of Jeffrey Archer, where many twists and turns take place while unfolding the story and its characters.