The Shakespeare Stealer

Scholastic Paperbacks, 1999

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Details

Year of publication

1999

ISBN

0439113105

Author

Blackwood, Gary L.

Publishers

Scholastic Paperbacks

Edition

First Thus

Keyword

YOUTH FICTION ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND SHAKESEARE THEATRE

Binding description

Dust jacket

State of preservation

Fine

Binding

Softcover

Inscribed

First edition

Yes

Description

An exciting, panoramic novel set in Shakespeare's time. Widge, our hero, is a young orphan indentured to a cold, unscrupulous master because the young boy has a special talent--the ability to write a secret shorthand. The master is bent on getting hold of the script of Hamlet at any cost, so it becomes Widge's task to transcribe it--or else. This picaresque tale follows him as he hightails his way into the very heart of the Globe Theatre and Shakespeare's company of players. As full of twists as a London alleyway, this entertaining novel is rich in period details, colorful characters, villainy, drama, and chuckles. Swordplay and wordplay share the stage with pure fun, all of which will keep readers rapt to the final scene.