Snared Nightingale

by Geoffrey Trease

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Genres: Historical Fiction

311 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1957

About the author

Robert Geoffrey Trease (1909-1998) was a prolific writer, publishing 113 books between 1934 (Bows Against the Barons) and 1997 (Cloak for a Spy). His work has been translated into 20 languages. His grandfather was a historian, and was one of the main influences towards Trease's work.

He is best known for writing children's historical novels, whose content reflects his insistence on historically correct backgrounds, which he meticulously researched. However, with his ground-breaking study Tales Out of School (1949), he was also a pioneer of the idea that children's literature should be a serious subject for study and debate. When he began his career, his radical viewpoint was a change from the conventional and often jingoistic tone of most children's literature of the time, and he was one of the first authors who deliberately set out to appeal to both boys and girls and to feature strong leading characters of both sexes.

Reviews

[Suzannah Rowntree · Rating 2 out of 5]

I mean to write a fuller review, but for now all I'll say is Nope. This one was a dud. Stick to Trease's children's fiction.

[Simon Mcleish · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting medieval historical novel about an Italian-born heir to a fictional earldom on the English-Welsh border, but I found it less convincing than the ones of his I've read before. With over 100 published books, it's perhaps to be expected that there will be some unevenness.