SuitabookPerformance as resourcefulness
Peter and Kit join acting companies, perform different roles and use theatrical techniques during danger and deception.
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Geoffrey Trease - Author
An energetic historical adventure where two young performers move from local danger into espionage, using acting, observation and quick thinking while travelling between Cumberland and London.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceAn energetic historical adventure where two young performers move from local danger into espionage, using acting, observation and quick thinking while travelling between Cumberland and London.
Peter and Kit join acting companies, perform different roles and use theatrical techniques during danger and deception.
The young protagonists discover a plot against Queen Elizabeth and attempt to warn her despite pursuit, capture and danger.
Kit travels under an assumed identity while fleeing a forced marriage to a man described as interested in her inheritance.
Pay particular attention to fear and suspense.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the book’s treatment of its main themes is not yet firm enough; some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.
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