Pageants of Despair

Dennis Hamley

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Traveling north from London to stay with relatives after his mother’s accident, twelve-year-old Peter meets a strange man with whom he journeys back five hundred years to a performance of religious plays in which the youth’s role determines the fate of those around him.

ISBN: 9781589880283 Category:

Description

For ages 12+. A strange encounter on a train transports young Peter back to the Middle Ages to take part in a mystery play where the actors become the characters they portray. Peter believes he has been brought there to counter an unearthly, menacing influence, but a succession of terrifying experiences leads him to suspect that he might be destined to cause the disaster he is trying to avert. He needs courage to face the crisis and intelligence to solve the mystery. Dennis Hamley — author of over 50 books — tells a rousing tale; his knowledge of medieval drama gives an extraordinary power to ‘Pageants of Despair’.

Additional information

Weight 0.281 kg
Dimensions 12.5 × 20 × 1.2 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

175

Language

English

Edition

1st Paul Dry Books Edition

Dewey

[Fic] (edition:22)

Readership

Ages 5-12 / Code: B

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