{"product_id":"shakespeares-brat-andrew-manners-9798320868585","title":"Shakespeare's Brat: Little Bird","description":"Little Bird is the first in a series of stories about a Tudor street urchin called Brat. After a chance meeting with the famous playwright, William Shakespeare on London Bridge, who is in the depths of despair at the loss of his son, Hamnet, the two embark on a path together. Brat finds himself becoming a cross between a servant, an apprentice and a replacement for the son William has so recently and tragically lost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTudor London life is seen through the eyes of Brat, who, having lived most of his life on the streets of the city, has no expectations but a constant fascination for everything going on around him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile on an errand for his new master, Brat meets and speaks with Queen Elizabeth I, after falling out of the branches of a mulberry tree and landing at her feet. The Queen rewards her \"little bird\" with a shiny shilling \"to feather his nest\". Brat then rescues a small dog from almost certain death at an organized dog fight. He and the dog, whom he names Cobweb after an altercation with a spider, become the closest of companions and he shows signs of becoming the first true animal-rights supporter. Brat joins William Shakespeare on a river journey with the Lord Chamberlain's Men to Greenwich Palace where they perform a play for the Queen, in which Brat and Cobweb become inadvertently involved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the stories I have highlighted all quotes occurring in the dialogue between characters that appear in Shakespeare's plays and sonnets, and have created a glossary at the end of each story, indicating which Shakespearean character spoke the words and in which play, act and scene they can be found.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrat is an engaging personality with a social conscience - he thinks women should act their own parts on stage and that animal rights should be taken far more seriously!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Manners\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798320868585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.08d","brand":"Andrew Manners","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851226984703,"sku":"9798320868585","price":7.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shakespeares-brat-andrew-manners-9798320868585","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}