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Cornwell, Bernard, 1944-

Fools and mortals / by Bernard Cornwell. - London HarperCollinsPublishers - 369 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

In the heart of Elizabethan England, Richard Shakespeare dreams of a glittering career in one of the London playhouses, a world dominated by his older brother, William. But he is a penniless actor, making ends meet through a combination of a beautiful face, petty theft and a silver tongue. As William's star rises, Richard's onetime gratitude is souring and he is sorely tempted to abandon family loyalty. So when a priceless manuscript goes missing, suspicion falls upon Richard, forcing him onto a perilous path through a bawdy and frequently brutal London. Entangled in a high-stakes game of duplicity and betrayal which threatens not only his career and potential fortune, but also the lives of his fellow players, Richard has to call on all he has now learned from the brightest stages and the darkest alleyways of the city. To avoid the gallows, he must play the part of a lifetime.

ISBN: 9780007504121 0007504128 9780007504114 000750411X

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Theaters--Fiction.
Actors--England--London--Fiction.
Manuscripts--Fiction.
Betrayal--Fiction

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
London (England)--History --16th century --Juvenile fiction.


Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historical fiction.

LC Class. No.: PR6053.O75 / F66 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 823.92