An edition of Master Cornhill (1973)

Master Cornhill.

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An edition of Master Cornhill (1973)

Master Cornhill.

[1st ed.]
  • 20 Want to read
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Victim of both the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London, a homeless, penniless youth must decide what direction his life should take.

Publish Date
Publisher
Atheneum
Language
English
Pages
206

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Cover of: MasterCornhill
MasterCornhill
1987, Puffin, Puffin Books
in English
Cover of: Master Cornhill
Master Cornhill
1987, Puffin Books
in English
Cover of: Master Cornhill.
Master Cornhill.
1973, Atheneum
in English - [1st ed.]

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Edition Notes

"A Margaret K. McElderry book."

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
[Fic]
Library of Congress
PZ7.M1696 Mas, PZ7.M1696Mas

The Physical Object

Pagination
206 p.
Number of pages
206

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL5303604M
Internet Archive
mastercornhill00mcgr
ISBN 10
0689303203
LCCN
72085920
OCLC/WorldCat
724037
Library Thing
486395
Goodreads
1028461

Work Description

From Amazon:
Perhaps more likely to appeal to young males, this coming of age story centers on Master Cornhill, a twice-orphaned lad of 11 1/2 years. Due to the sweep of the Black Plague in 1665 he is left without a home, family, or friends. He is left to shift for himself as he forms new acquaintances. As if things were not difficult enough, the following year brings the Great Fire of London. The book is rich in period detail and daft language of the times. If you have read aloud a few nonsensical children's storybooks it will be easy to have fun with such words as tarradiddle, Lud (Lord), or nowt-head (knothead or numbskull). It is also very useful to have watched Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett), Hercule Poirot, Jane Austen, and other period pieces. The cockney and courtly languages of London comes alive in those productions. There are also several Dutch words sprinkled in, most of which are self-explanatory. Jongen means young one, grootvader I think is grandfather, and meidje means maid for a few examples. The reader learns about balladeers, map-colorers, shopkeepers, boatmen, and a several other trades. This makes a fine read-aloud for grades 2-5 or 6 and an independent read for grades 5-10.

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