The Secret Diary of Samuel Pepys, aged ten & three quarters. Este artículo no está disponible.The Secret Diary of Samuel Pepys, aged ten & three quarters

‘Move over, young James Bond - a new hero for children’s fiction has been born!’ – Jen Celti, BookNews. Samuel Pepys is famous for his grown-up diaries. Here, for the first time, are his childhood memoirs - a thrilling tale packed with excitement & adventure set against the colourful backdrop of the English Civil War. It’s 1642, and young Sam is struggling with the dull routine of life at school. But when he witnesses a fellow-schoolboy plotting a secret mission with Royalists, he soon finds himself swept up in a strange quest. What is the secret of King Alfred's Jewel? Who is the mysterious Lord Falkner & his haughty, troubled sister Eleanor? Can Sam & his friends decode an old monk's treasure-map before King Charles & his troops attack Gloucester?In this ‘fun, fast-moving romp,’ (Rosemary Fiennes, Gambit), Julian Dutton has woven a thrilling comical tale of the seventeenth century, as the boy who would become the famous Samuel Pepys grows up in a country at war with itself. ‘Kids of 8-12 will love this. Sam is feisty, likeable, and full of a get-up-and-go that is irresistible. This book has fun and gusto in spades,’ – Jacqueline Adderley, New Fiction Review.

Julian Dutton is a comedy writer & actor whose work has won a BAFTA, a British Comedy Award, and a Radio Academy Gold Award. He has written 50 episodes of TV & more than 200 episodes of radio. He co-created, wrote & performed in BBC2’s Pompidou starring Matt Lucas, and BBC1’s hit sketch series The Big Impression. His children's sitcom for CBBC, Scoop, which he wrote & performed in, ran for three seasons of 39 episodes. His latest radio comedy series, The Secret World, written with Bill Dare, won the Radio Academy Gold Award. He has published three books, most recently ‘Keeping Quiet: Visual Comedy in the Age of Sound,’ (‘A brilliant history of modern slapstick,’ – Harry Hill).