Withering-by-Sea A STELLA MONTGOMERIE MYSTERY BY JUDITH ROSWELL.
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Withering-by-Sea
A STELLA MONTGOMERIE MYSTERY
BY JUDITH ROSWELL
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Intrigue???
First thoughts?
Orientation - When, Where, WhoSetting - Location
Hotel Majestic
Conservatory
Victorian England
Seaside town – Withering –by-sea
Main character
Stella• 10? year old girl• Orphan• Loves her atlas• Daydreamer - dreams of faraway paces and a better life• Mistreated• Lives in a ‘cupboard’
Characters (bad ones)
Awful Aunts – Temperance, Condolence, Deliverance
Other characters (good ones)
Mr Filbert
Ben• scared• Controlled by the Professor• sees the future in ink in his hands
Gert• Dancer• Brave and resourceful
‘He was small and frail, almost insubstantial. His voice was whispery, like rustling leaves, and his manners were old-fashioned. Every morning, he bowed to Stella across the breakfast room. His eyes were twinkling and alert, but his skin was pale, almost greenish, and stretched tightly across the bones of his face.
Other characters (bad ones)
Professor Starke• Magician• Dark magic• And his ‘tools’
His thugs
Problem
What is inside the bottle?Why is it worth killing for?
And there is a sea
monster, and some thugs
too!
Events
Hidden parcel
Hand of Glory – Sleeping potion
Events
Murder!
Events
Kidnapping!
Events
Resolution
Mr Capelli (and his cats)
And then….?
Genre
Gothic fantasy adventure mystery
Themes
Friendship and bravery
Good versus evil
Imagination and curiosity
Magic and mystery
Text features
Description
Adjectives to build suspense
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