The Tempestuous Voyage of Hopewell Shakespeare
The Tempestuous Voyage of Hopewell Shakespeare, published by Hodder Children’s Books, UK and Australia, 2003.
In the London of 1600, young apprentice Hopewell Shakespeare is spellbound by the Globe Theatre, where the plays of distant kinsman, William, fire his fantasies of love and fortune. Craving adventure, he joins the crew of a notorious buccaneer, Captain Richard Wolfe, hunting for the legendary Lost Island of the Lord of Alchemists, where all dreams come true.
But on the journey of his life, Hopewell finds that dreams and nightmares can be very close together..
Reviews:
‘Masterly’ Sarah Johnson, The Times(London)
‘The spirit of Shakespeare pervades the book’, Julia Eccleshare, The Guardian(UK)
‘A refreshing, bracing, venturesome book, with a touch of Stevenson’s Treasure Island thrown in for good measure’, Chris Stephenson, Carousel magazine (UK)
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