- Paperback: 187 pages
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd; New edition edition (5 July 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0744563925
- ISBN-13: 978-0744563924
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.9 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,108,225 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"* "A first-class children's novelist... a cracking historical adventure... Thrilling." TES * "Fact-tinged fiction at its gripping best." The Mail on Sunday"
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Chase through the streets of Elizabethan London in this historical adventure from the creator of Alex Rider.
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
After such great children's books as 'Granny', 'Groosham Grange' and 'The Switch', Anthony Horowitz has now turned to the Elizabethan age for his latest work. Packed full of wonderful description of the period, which he obviously researched superbly, this book will transform any child's perception of what they may have thought of as a boring period in history. It brings the time and the characters of the time (including Queen Elizabeth herself and Shakespeare!) to life and makes them seem fun and interesting in much the same way as 'Shakespeare in Love' did at the cinemas recently. The characters are brilliantly depicted and children will identify with both Tom and Moll as well as laugh at some of the great villains and revolting adults that Horowitz is so good at creating. I have recently read the story to my Year 6 class (11 year olds) and I could not get them to go home! They always wanted me to read on and adored every minute of it. Probably Horowitz's best book yet - many of the children certainly thought so. Extremely well written and reminiscent of Dickens at times. We successfully turned the story into a play, which we performed at school at the end of July 1999 - it made a wonderful play too! Someone should make a film of this book! Horowitz is truly the master of children's fiction today.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
After such great children's books as 'Granny', 'Groosham Grange' and 'The Switch', Anthony Horowitz has now turned to the Elizabethan age for his latest work. Packed full of wonderful description of the oeriod, which he obviously researched superbly, this book will transform any child's perception of what they may have thought of as a boring period in history. It brings the time and the characters of the time (including Queen Elizabeth herself and Shakespeare!) to life and makes them seem fun and interesting in just the same way as 'Shakespeare in Love' has done at the cinemas recently. The characters are brilliantly depicted and children will identify with both Tom and Moll as well as laugh at some of the great villains and revolting adults that Horowitz is so good at creating. I have recently read the story to my Year 6 class (11 year olds) and I could not get them to go home! They always wanted me to read on and adored every minute of it. Probably Horowitz's best book yet - many of the children certainly thought so. We are now turning the story into a play, to be performed at the end of the year!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is really good. It enthralled me with exitment from the very begining and when it got scary i was actually scared. I especially liked the part where Ratsey was chasing Tom over the bridge and Tom ran onto the ice.
I strongly recomend this book to everybody and I congratulate Anthony Horowitz for making it so good.
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Elizabethan England - young orphan Thomas Falconer one of its most unfortunates, cruelly exploited by a villainous innkeeper and his wife. Read more
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My 9 yr old son and I have just read this book together and we both loved it. Extremely well written and conjures up the atmosphere of Tudor London brilliantly. Read more
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my son jack loves this book, he likes knowing that most of the characters were real, when he first read it he searched all the characters on the internet this is a top class book,... Read more
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This is yet another brlliant book from Anthony Horowitz. It has a brilliant story line. A poor boy in Elizabethan England who works in a pub. Read more
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