Fools and mortals

Summary: In the heart of Elizabethan England, Richard Shakespeare dreams of a glittering career in one of the London playhouses, a world dominated by his older brother, William. But he is a penniless actor, making ends meet through a combination of a beautiful face, petty theft, and a silver tongue. As William's star rises, Richard's onetime gratitude is souring and he is sorely tempted to abandon family loyalty. So when a priceless manuscript goes missing, suspicion falls upon Richard, forcing him onto a perilous path through a bawdy and frequently brutal London. Entangled in a high-stakes game of duplicity and betrayal which threatens not only his career and potential fortune, but also the lives of his fellow players, Richard has to call on all he has learned from the brightest stages and the darkest alleyways of the city. To avoid the gallows, he must play the part of a lifetime.

Record details

ISBN: 9780062250872
ISBN: 0062250876
ISBN: 9780007504121
ISBN: 0007504128
Physical Description: print
370 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Edition: First U.S. edition
Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018