Status
Available
Publication
Addison-Wesley Pub (T) (1973), Paperback
Description
Fleeing from the evil Sir Philip Morton, Peter Brownrigg finds himself on the wrong side of the law - and on the run. As he makes his way to London, he meets Kit, and the two decide to stick together. With luck on their side, they find jobs as apprentices to William Shakespeare, but a chance discovery endangers their lives once more.
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LibraryThing member tripleblessings
Peter Brownrigg runs away from Cumberland School with a travelling theatre group, and with another mysterious and talented youth named Kit. in London, the two have the luck to be taken on as apprentices by William Shakespeare himself. But what were the curious writings on the stolen acting copy of
This lively adventure tale includes a lot of Elizabethan history, and eventually readers learn how Peter enters the Secret Service under Sir Robert Cecil, how certain great houses in Cumberland are suspected of treachery, and at last the true name and story of young Kit is revealed.
Very enjoyable juvenile fiction, memorable.
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the new play "Henry V"? Why is the sentence about "the devilish cannon" heavily marked?This lively adventure tale includes a lot of Elizabethan history, and eventually readers learn how Peter enters the Secret Service under Sir Robert Cecil, how certain great houses in Cumberland are suspected of treachery, and at last the true name and story of young Kit is revealed.
Very enjoyable juvenile fiction, memorable.
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LibraryThing member LeelaStar
I read this book for school.
Normally, reading a book because you have to is very different from reading a book because you want to, but I really enjoyed this.
It was very... refreshing to read a boy's adventure novel, after all of the coming-of-age I've been reading lately.
I also found the old
It was nice to read an exciting adventure that was really, really exciting and enthralling but didn't involve any fantasy whatsoever, unlike what I've been reading lately.
So Cue for Treason was great for me, because it reminded me that there are more genres than girls coming-of-age and fantastical or post-apocalyptic girls coming-of-age.
Normally, reading a book because you have to is very different from reading a book because you want to, but I really enjoyed this.
It was very... refreshing to read a boy's adventure novel, after all of the coming-of-age I've been reading lately.
I also found the old
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style to be refreshing, and interesting, since it was written almost a hundred years ago and takes place in the fifteenth century.It was nice to read an exciting adventure that was really, really exciting and enthralling but didn't involve any fantasy whatsoever, unlike what I've been reading lately.
So Cue for Treason was great for me, because it reminded me that there are more genres than girls coming-of-age and fantastical or post-apocalyptic girls coming-of-age.
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LibraryThing member JaySroka
Cue for Treason 978-0141325705 - I read this book well before my love affair with the bard began - so it may have been this book that lead to that love. Peter flees both an evil nobleman and the law and joins up with another young boy, Kit, and their adventures include fleeing across Elizabethan
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England, joining an acting troop and meeting up with a new playwright by the name of William Shakespeare. An exciting adventure filled with great characters and a page-turning plot. Show Less
LibraryThing member lydiasbooks
Can't believe it I haven't read it before. Love it and want to read more. Oops, think that's another author for my collection.
LibraryThing member electrascaife
Peter, a boy from Cumberland, is forced to flee his home when he's spotted trying the hit the wicked local nobleman with a rock. This sets him up for all sorts of adventures, including joining up with a traveling theater troupe, befriending a girl-in-disguise who's also a fugitive from home,
There are stretches of time when I consider abandoning my goal of reading through the 1001 Children's Books list because I've found so many of them not to my taste, but then one comes along that restores my faith in the project by virtue of being such a wonderful read. This is one of those books. It's a fun and fast-paced romp from the beginning to the end, with great characters and a very enjoyable plot. I loved it.
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meeting and working for Marlowe and Shakespeare in Elizabeth's England, and finally becoming a spy in her majesty's service to help foil a treasonous plot against her, which takes him full circle and right back to his homeland.There are stretches of time when I consider abandoning my goal of reading through the 1001 Children's Books list because I've found so many of them not to my taste, but then one comes along that restores my faith in the project by virtue of being such a wonderful read. This is one of those books. It's a fun and fast-paced romp from the beginning to the end, with great characters and a very enjoyable plot. I loved it.
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LibraryThing member vdt_melbourne
Nice read for tweens.
Language
Original publication date
1940
Physical description
6.6 inches
ISBN
077303014X / 9780773030145