The Mystery of Het Masks

Stewart Ross

Description

Mixing fiction with facts

Sujets

• History
• Greece
• Fiction
• HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I

Informations

• Publié par: Read Zone
• Date de parution: 01 septembre 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781783227747
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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THE MYSTERY
OF THE MASKS
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First published in this edition 2019

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THE MYSTERY
OF THE MASKS
AN ADVENTURE IN
ANCIENT GREEK THEATRE

Stewart Ross
CONTENTS

TO THE READER

THE STORY SO FAR

TIMELINE

Chapter 1 | THE WARNING
On the eve of the Great Dionysia festival, Timon and Philaeon learn that their father, the poet Agersocles, has received a grim warning.

Chapter 2 | THE SLAVE WITH YELLOW HAIR
Timon tells us about an unusual slave, whom they have nicknamed Bingy.

Chapter 3 | MURDER?
Diokles, the man making the masks for Agersocles’ play, is found dead.

Chapter 4 | PURE WICKEDNESS!
Gurgos, a rival poet, warns Agersocles that the god Dionysus is not pleased with him.

Chapter 5 | INTO THE NIGHT
Timon and Philaeon decide to go out at night to protect their father’s actors; Timon orders Bingy not to follow them.

Chapter 6 | WATCHING AND WAITING
After seeing mysterious slaves with flaming torches, Timon and Philaeon settle down to watch over the actors’ house.

Chapter 7 | FIRE!
Bingy joins the two boys, and all three hurry to try to save the workshop where Agersocles’ masks are stored.

Chapter 8 | JUSTICE IS DONE
Things turn out alright in the end – but only just!

THE HISTORY FILE

NEW WORDS
TO THE READER

The Mystery of the Masks takes place in Athens, the most important city in ancient Greece, around 350 BCE. All the characters in the book are made up, but the setting is real. The annual drama competition, for example, was part of Athens’ Great Dionysia festival. I hope an exciting story in a real setting will help bring this wonderful period of history alive for you.