The Diamond of Drury Lane
- The Diamond of Drury Lane
infobox Book |
name = The Diamond of Drury Lane
image_caption = First edition cover
author = Julia Golding
illustrator =
cover_artist =
country = United Kingdom
language = English
series = Cat Royal
genre = Children's historical novel
publisher = Egmont
pub_date = 2 January 2006
pages = 256
isbn = ISBN 978-1405221498
preceded_by =
followed_by = Cat among the Pigeons
"The Diamond of Drury Lane" is a children's historical novel by Julia Golding which won the Nestle Children's Book Prize Gold Award in 2006. [ [http://www.booktrusted.co.uk/nestle/ Nestlé Children's Book Prize] ] The book is set on 1st January 1790.
Characters
Catherine (Cat) Royal: The protagonist of the series. An orphan, she was named Royal after the theatre.
Lord Jonathan (Johnny) Fitzroy/Captain Sparkler/The diamond: When Cat found out he was Captain Sparkler as she quoted in the book 'And I suppose if you want your wit to "sparkle" brightly captain you have to take cover under the skirts of Drury Lane to escape the pack baying your blood?' he was angry with her. Later in the book when Billy Boil catches her he comes to her rescue though he was suspicious she was running to the magistrate. In the end he leaves for America for self-exile.
The Avon family: The Avon family so far consists of Lord Francis, Lady Elizabeth and the Duke of Avon. Because of the Duke of Avon Cat was put into a gaol whereas the children tried to help Cat.
Pedro: Pedro is a black slave boy. He has a talent for the violin which brings him many fans and friends.
Plot
An orphaned 12-year-old girl named Catherine 'Cat' Royal lives in the Theatre Royal. She was found by the owner of the theatre (Mr Sheridan) who took her in and named her Cat Royal (the royal coming from the name of the theatre) and since lived there. She is supposed to be a sort of maid to the theatre whose main job includes tidying etc. She overhears Mr Sheridan and a man named Marchmont talking about hiding a diamond in the theatre, this thus starts the problem which spans the entire novel 'Where (or who) is the diamond?'. The problems which this question leads to include even more trouble with a boy named Billy 'Boil' Shepherd, and Cat's arrest.
Sequels
There are four sequels: "Cat among the Pigeons", "Den of Thieves", "Cat O'Nine Tails" and "Black Heart of Jamaica".
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