by Geoffrey Trease, John Escott · Oxford University Press España, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780194230018
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«The Crown of Violet» is the historical young adult novel by Geoffrey Trease and John Escott, from Oxford University Press España in paperback (80 pages, in English).
In ancient Athens, Alexis, son of Leon, dreams of staging his play in the great open-air theatre. While writing his comedy, he discovers with his friend Corinna that conspirators want to end Athenian democracy. Tension grows as the festival approaches, and Alexis must choose between his dream and saving his city.
It belongs to the Oxford Bookworms Library collection, level 3 (1,000 headwords), within the Thriller & Adventure line; it is John Escott's adaptation of the original novel by Geoffrey Trease.
Suitable for intermediate-level English students and for young readers aged 15 and up.
Robert Geoffrey Trease FRSL was a prolific British writer who published 113 books, mainly for children, between 1934 and 1997, starting with Bows Against the Barons and ending with Cloak for a Spy in 1997. His work has been translated into 20 languages. He is best known for the children's novel Cue for Treason (1940
