National Trust: The Secret Diary of Kitty Cask, Smuggler's Daughter (eBook)

Philip Ardagh (Autor)

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2019 | eBook
192 Seiten
Nosy Crow (Verlag)
978-1-78800-058-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Fact meets fiction in this thrilling story of 18th century smuggling and intrigue!Kitty Cask is a smuggler's daughter. In the Cornish coastal village of Minnock, Kitty and her family make their living as "e;free traders"e; - secretly bringing contraband goods into the country while evading the corrupt Redcoats who work for the King. Kitty isn't supposed to be involved in any of her father's schemes... but she's very good at creeping out at night, and before too long she is caught in the thick of the action - salvaging shipwrecks, staging prison-breaks, and staying one step ahead of the tyrannical excisemen!With an exciting story and brilliant illustrations, and filled with amazing facts and historical trivia, you won't be able to put this SECRET DIARY down!Read the other books in the series:The Secret Diary of John Drawbridge, Medieval Knight in TrainingThe Secret Diary of Jane Pinny, Victorian House Maid (and Accidental Detective)The Secret Diary of Thomas Snoop, Tudor Boy Spy

Autor

Philip Ardagh (Author) Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning author Philip Ardagh is the author of The Grunts and National Trust: The Secret Diary series. He is probably best known for his Grubtown Tales, but he is author of over 100 books. He is a "regular irregular" reviewer of children's books for The Guardian, and is currently developing a series for television. Philip Ardagh is two metres tall with a ridiculously big, bushy beard and size sixteen feet, making him an instantly recognisable figure at literary festivals around the world.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.1.2019
• Reihe/Serie: National Trust: The Secret Diary of
• Reihe/Serie: National Trust: The Secret Diary of
• Reihe/Serie: Secret Diary
• Reihe/Serie: Secret Diary
• Reihe/Serie: The Secret Diary Series
• Reihe/Serie: The Secret Diary Series
• Illustrationen: Jamie Littler
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik
• Schlagworte: 18th century • American War of Independence • Childrens Books • Cornwall • customs and excise • eddie dickins • emerald star • Famous Five • Funny • funny fiction • funny fiction secret diary • Hetty Feather • historical fiction • History • Horrible Histories • Jacqueline Wilson • King George III • National Trust • Poldark • redcoats • roald dahl funny • ross Poldark • saphire battersea • secret diary • Smuggling • The Grunts
• ISBN-10: 1-78800-058-7 / 1788000587
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78800-058-1 / 9781788000581