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Cressida

by Nicholas Wright · 2000

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John Shank is an actor, talent-scout and trainer of boy players in the seedy, glamorous backstage world of 1630s London theatre. Shank was one of the best, but is now reduced to teaching others the tricks of the trade.

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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
father sonfather sonMore like thisLess of thisstorytellingstorytellingMore like thisLess of thistheatretheatreMore like thisLess of this
Setting
17th century17th centuryMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of thisLondonLondonMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 96 pages

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