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Rob Burton

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The United Kingdom

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Fantasy, Historical Fiction

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Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Currently living and working in Hangzhou China. Rob works at the Communication University of Zhejiang teaching public speaking, oral English and IELTS.

He is the author of Meditations on Murder, an urban fantasy novel and The Castle of the Red-Haired Maidens, a novella based in 12th Century Scotland. His second novel, The Twelfth Rune - a Dan Brownish romp through Cornish Myths and legends is now published and available on Amazon

I have also authored a memoir under the pen name of Doctor X - it covers five years of teaching ESL in China. The Adventures of Doctor X in China (beware adult content).

I have also authored four more none fiction titles about the ...more

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	Meditations on Murder (Charlie Simpson, #1) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Castle of the Red-Haired Maidens (Charlie Simpson Adventures in Urban Fantasy Book 3) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chasing the Yellow Dragon: All you ever wanted to ask about teaching English in China but forgot to ask it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unlocks the SECRETS of the IELTS WRITING TEST: A band 7+ can be yours it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Cornish Identity - new book

The good news is after 16 years I have finally published my PhD on Cornish Identity in book form. It is now available as an ebook, paperback and hardback on Amazon.

It us also FREE to read on KINDLE UNLIMITED

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This book explores the Cornish Identity from a sociological perspective. Dr Burton’s PhD thesis of which this book consists was submitted to the Univer

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