Miss Billings Treads the Boards

Miss Billings Treads the Boards

Cynical, lazy Lord Grayson is coerced into delivering a message to lovely Katherine Billings, whose late father frittered away a fortune on artwork. All his purchases were forgeries, save one, whichâ€”if soldâ€”would offer Kate a modest living. Meanwhile, Kate has bowed to necessity and set off for Wakefield to become a governess. Gently reared, she has no plans to become a scandalous actress, but Things Happen. Injured by a highwayman hired by his greedy nephew, Lord Grayson staggers to a barn where a play is in progress. There he sees Kate, playing a small role. Through a mishap, she has ended up in Wickfield, not Wakefield, and is performing with the Bladesworth Traveling Company, an acting troupe. Whatâ€™s a lazy and cynical marquis to do? Lord Graysonâ€”using his everyday name of Hal Hamptonâ€”joins the troupe, partly to protect himself from his nephew, but mostly to get to know Kate better. They both fall under the spell of the impecunious but talented Bladesworths. A charming French Ã©migrÃ©, a single-minded Bow Street Runner, and love round out a summer where the repertory includes deception, faux marriage, the law, and enough unsavory characters to suit any would-be Shakespeare. After all, the playâ€™s the thing.
Country USA
Manufacturer Camel Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate 2013-09-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781603819152

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