King of ShadowsOnly in the world of the theater can Nat Field find an escape from the tragedies that have shadowed his young life. So he is thrilled when he is chosen to join an American drama troupe traveling to London to perform A Midsummer Night's Dream in a new replica of the famous Globe theater. Shortly after arriving in England, Nat goes to bed ill and awakens transported back in time four hundred years -- to another London, and another production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Amid the bustle and excitement of an Elizabethan theatrical production, Nat finds the warm, nurturing father figure missing from his life -- in none other than William Shakespeare himself. Does Nat have to remain trapped in the past forever, or give up the friendship he's so longed for in his own time? |
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... close . I stood there with my mouth open . " PUCK ! " roared Arby . I jumped , saw little Eric frowning at me onstage , and nearly died of shame . " How now , spirit ! " I said feebly . " Whither wander you ? " " GO BACK ! " came the ...
... close . I stood there with my mouth open . " PUCK ! " roared Arby . I jumped , saw little Eric frowning at me onstage , and nearly died of shame . " How now , spirit ! " I said feebly . " Whither wander you ? " " GO BACK ! " came the ...
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... close . Where there were gaps in the crowd , squawking crows and ravens hopped and pecked and fought over garbage in the ditches . We passed shop fronts where bloody meat hung on enormous hooks , or vegetables and fruit were set out in ...
... close . Where there were gaps in the crowd , squawking crows and ravens hopped and pecked and fought over garbage in the ditches . We passed shop fronts where bloody meat hung on enormous hooks , or vegetables and fruit were set out in ...
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... close to the times they would be done four hundred years hence in the theater designed to be a copy of this one , and if you weren't acting , you'd be working backstage . Mr. Heminges gave a few pennies to a bigger boy who'd just joined ...
... close to the times they would be done four hundred years hence in the theater designed to be a copy of this one , and if you weren't acting , you'd be working backstage . Mr. Heminges gave a few pennies to a bigger boy who'd just joined ...
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