The Eyes of Doctor Dee (Tudor Flashbacks)

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Paperback
2003
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It's 1581 and Barnabas and Temperance make their way to London in search of Temperance's lost love. But quickly, they call into a sinister world of poltergeists, spies, lynch mobs, and even a plot to kill Queen Elizabeth I. Above all else, they meet Doctor John Dee, who remains one of the most intriguing characters from Tudor times - a strange mixture of serious scientist and dabbler in the paranormal. As Maggie Pearson says, 'Nobody in Elizabethan England knew the difference between astronomy and astrology or chemistry and alchemy. Or even between mathematics and magic.' His sole quest seems to have been trying to understand how the world worked, but he soon got side-tracked into magic ...

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It's 1581 and Barnabas and Temperance make their way to London in search of Temperance's lost love. But quickly, they call into a sinister world of poltergeists, spies, lynch mobs, and even a plot to kill Queen Elizabeth I. Above all else, they meet Doctor John Dee, who remains one of the most intriguing characters from Tudor times - a strange mixture of serious scientist and dabbler in the paranormal. As Maggie Pearson says, 'Nobody in Elizabethan England knew the difference between astronomy and astrology or chemistry and alchemy. Or even between mathematics and magic.' His sole quest seems to have been trying to understand how the world worked, but he soon got side-tracked into magic ...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 96
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 31 Mar 2003
ISBN 10: 0713662069
ISBN 13: 9780713662061
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: The Flashbacks series has been widely acclaimed: 'told from the perspective of a child whose situation elicits genuine interest and concern ... full of excitement ... a wealth of historical evidence is integrated in the narratives' - The Times Educational Supplement 'The Flashback series fleshes out the bare bones of history with stories giving an authentic sense of the period' - Guardian With strong male characters, the Flashbacks have huge boy appeal: even the most reluctant readers will relish these short, action-packed novels. The books firmly support the National Curriculum at Key Stage 2 This book includes an historical note, written by the author, clarifying the context of the story, and a glossary of specialist or historical terms

Author Bio

Whilst her three children were growing up, Maggie Pearson held a variety of jobs - including bar maid, librarian and freelance journalist - but she now pursues a career as a highly-successful children's writer. Her first novel, Owl-Light, was shortlisted for the WH Smith Mind-boggling Book Award. She lives mostly in a sixteenth-century cottage in Suffolk with her husband, two cats and a goat, and sometimes in the French Pyrenees. She has also written A Slip in Time for the Victorian Flashbacks series.