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Lord Westfields Men, the most successful troupe in London and a prime target for jealousy and resentment, are plagued by a series of practical jokes. But when one of their actors is murdered, the humour turns distinctly sour. Appalling events continue: Lawrence Firethorn, actor-manager, is stalked by a mysterious lady; the sole copy of The Malevolent Comedy- the companys new play - is stolen, their leading apprentice is abducted and there is an attempt on the life of Lord Westfield, their show more patron. Its soon clear that someone more vicious than a practical jokester is trying to destroy the troupe and that Nicholas Bracewell, the resourceful book holder, has an almighty struggle to save his beloved company from certain demise. show lessTags
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Very disappointing. I'd heard good things about the writer, but the story failed to live up to them and I only read about thirty pages before giving up. I would have liked more sense of the historical period, but all that's really used to convey it is a slightly archaic use of language. I think it may be the language that puts me off. It's the contrast between modern text and archaic conversations that jars. I don't mind one or the other, but I'd prefer them to be consistent. Characters think in modern English, but converse in cod Elizabethan English.
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- Canonical title
- The Malevolent Comedy
- Original publication date
- 2005-06-16
- People/Characters
- Nicholas Bracewell
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- Members
- 65
- Popularity
- 478,650
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.13)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 10
