In 1790 London young Cat Royal is the ward of Theatre Royal Drury Lane; the best theatre in all of London. Cat loves the excitement of the theatre and the people she meets there, especially the former slave boy Pedro, who is now apprenticed to the maestro and the new prompt, Johnny Smith. Cat accidentally overhears the theatre owner Mr. Sheridan and another man discussing hiding a diamond in the theatre. When she is discovered, Cat promises to keep the diamond safe. She begins to suspect that Jo...

I will admit it, the cover is what first caught my eye and made me read on, but in this case, judging a book by it's cover proved to be a good thing, as this is a little gem of a novel. The story follows Cat Royal, an orphan living behind the scenes of the famous Theatre Royal in London, and the secrets she uncovers amongst the props and costumes. 'The Diamond of Drury Lane' is not just a fun romp. It also casts the reader back to the late Eighteenth Century, from the mean streets of London, to ...

خلاصه: (لندن، ۱۷۹۰) کَت رویال دختری است که در تئاتر رویال زندگی میکند. او فرزند‌خوانده‌ی صاحب تئاتر، آقای شرایدن نیز هست. داستان از جایی شروع میشود که روزی کَت متوجه میشود آقای شرایدن یک گنج پنهان دارد، یک الماس. کَت تصمیم میگیرد از این الماس محافظت کند و در این راه با چالش‌هایی که هیچکس نمیتواند پیش‌بینی کند مواجه میشود و...بالاخره این مجموعه رو شروع کردم و جلد اول رو تمام کردم.... نمیدونم چند ساله که میخوام این مجموعه رو بخونم ولی نمیدونم چرا نمیشد، تا اینکه بالاخره عزمم رو جزم کردم و شروعش کر...

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Let me start off by saying Wow! I did not expect that.This book surprised me, my friend had recommended this to me a while back and my idiotic answer "you know I'm good I got other books I need to read" Biggest reason for this answer is because yes I judged the book by its cover, I am guilty of doing this so many times and then later be slapping myself because I didn't read those books sooner.*Slap* Okay now that we got that overwith. The main character Cat Royal is everything a herione should b...

I quite liked this. My husband snaffled it away from me and read it first, laughing out loud several times. From the moment where Cat compares the theatre company to England, with Mr. Sheridan as the king, and herself as the mail-coach bringing news back and forth, leading Jonathan the prompter to describe himself as the bishop 'because he provides the word to those in need', I knew the author wasn't going to be lazy.So it's a good old-fashioned melodrama, with thrilling escapes, jeopardy to spa...

I read this as a favour to my Mum, who is a teacher. It is intended for 9-12 year olds, and I think it probably suites the lower end of this age range. It read as a book that was written for teaching, in that there are so many themes you could pull out of it to base lessons or discussions around. Cat is an orphan in 18th century London - raised in a theatre by the owner and staff. As orphan's go she is a fairly lucky one - although she has been exposed to the rougher side of London, she has a sa...

This story is part of a series which includes: "Cat Among the Pigeons", "Den of Thieves", "Cat O'Nine Tails" and "Black Heart of Jamaica".An orphaned 12-year-old girl named Catherine 'Cat' Royal lives in the Theatre Royal in late 18th Century London. The owner of the theatre (Mr Sheridan) took her in and named her Cat Royal who becomes a mascot, maid-cum-runabout to the theatre, tidying, acting as a prompt during shows etc. Cat overhears Mr Sheridan and a man named Marchmont talking about hiding...

I wouldn't give it 5 stars if I was rating it today. But I can see why my middle school self loved this book and held Very Strong Opinions about the rest of the series. It is little wonder I grew up to love Georgette Heyer!This is the story of a young girl raised in Drury Lane at the Theater Royal somewhere in the late 1790s/early 1800s. She runs with street gangs, hobnobs with nobility, and in general has multiple adventures around the theater. This is her first novel so the romantic triangle/s...

Tried to buy this one for Harper but had trouble finding anyone else besides me who liked it to same irrational degree that I did. Thoroughly enjoyable and great good fun--Eighteenth Century Britain! Thieves and dastardly men! Sinister doings backstage at a theater! a freed slave coping with defining who he is in a world that is trying to define him as something very narrow indeed! If not quite exceptional, the Cat Royal books are sort of "Sally Lockhart Lite," and pretty much perfect for middle...