Books with title Shakespeare's Secret

"You will come into a fortune..." But what the fortune-teller doesn't tell Widge, the -orphan-boy-turned-actor in Will Shakespeare's company, is who is stealing from the company. Things are disappearing mysteriously, and it looks like an inside job. Everyone's eyes are on Widge, the former thief. Widge knows better than anyone that Shakespeare's plays must be protected at all costs. In order to prove his innocence and clear his name, Widge must learn a new role: spy. But can he dig through the suspects and skulduggery and catch the true culprit?

This photographic book gives you an overview of Shakespeare and the time that he lived in. From his upbringing and family life, to his world famous plays and the Globe Theatre. Learn about the world in the time of Shakespeare from London and England to the wider world. You can read about a day in the life of a boy actor, and even learn how to make your own model theatre.

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This fascinating introduction to William Shakespeare illustrates the major events of his life and how they influenced his works, and subsequently how this has affected literature of today. Shakespeare was at the forefront of the English Renaissance. Although he is known as a playwright, he began his career as a stage-hand and then an actor at the theatre, giving personal readings to Elizabeth I in her private chambers.

This fascinating introduction to William Shakespeare illustrates the major events of his life and how they influenced his works, and subsequently how this has affected literature of today. Shakespeare was at the forefront of the English Renaissance. Although he is known as a playwright, he began his career as a stage-hand and then an actor at the theatre, giving personal readings to Elizabeth I in her private chambers.

Things are disappearing mysteriously from Will Shakespeare's acting company, and it looks like an inside job. Everyone's eyes are on Widge, the orphan boy turned actor, and former thief. Widge knows better than anyone that Shakespeare's plays must be protected at all costs. In order to prove his innocence and clear his name, Widge must learn a new role: spy. But can he dig through the suspects and skulduggery and catch the true culprit?