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The Long Lost Secret Diary of the World's worst Shakespearean Actor
This series of hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history in frazzling situations. Robert, a boy living in Southwark in early 17th century London, finds himself employed as an actor in the Globe theatre, playing roles written by the greatest playwright of the age: William Shakespeare. But when the coronation of a new king, James I, threatens the future of the theatre, Robert has to come up with a cunning plan to save the company. If he doesn't succeed, Robert will have to go back to collecting dog poo for a living. Will Robert save the day? Will he ever improve at acting? And will Shakespeare ever listen to one of Robert's brilliant ideas for a play? Get Real fact boxes featured throughout, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the endmatter, provide historical context and further information.
216 pages, Paperback
Published May 28, 2019
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November 24, 2019
Read this book with our kids. A brilliant way to introduce them to Shakespeare.
We've pretty much read all the other ones in the series too.
We all learnt heaps, and I polished up on my history lessons!
Very enjoyable, and great illustrations too.
We've pretty much read all the other ones in the series too.
We all learnt heaps, and I polished up on my history lessons!
Very enjoyable, and great illustrations too.
May 25, 2025
I’ve been reading this series of books on and off for a while now. They’re so great. This one’s set in the Globe during Shakespearean times. Made me laugh! Definitely also made me grateful to live in a time that had proper clean water! Looking forward to adding this to my pile at school!
June 23, 2025
💀I loved this book and I learned a lot, not only about Shakespeare but also about the monarchs at that time.
For example, Elizabeth I died on the date Edward was born but obviously in 1603!
I loved how Robert fell into his acting career, and it was his friend who wanted to do the job in the first place.
💀A very speedy read again, which just means I'm going to have to go back and collect the next book!
And the added beauty of these books is they can be read in any order as they are from different time periods, so no waiting for the next book to become available. 👍
And a quick Google has found that there are 195 titles that I can explore.😲
Fantastic!
💀💀💀💀/5
For example, Elizabeth I died on the date Edward was born but obviously in 1603!
I loved how Robert fell into his acting career, and it was his friend who wanted to do the job in the first place.
💀A very speedy read again, which just means I'm going to have to go back and collect the next book!
And the added beauty of these books is they can be read in any order as they are from different time periods, so no waiting for the next book to become available. 👍
And a quick Google has found that there are 195 titles that I can explore.😲
Fantastic!
💀💀💀💀/5
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