High up on a stone seat in the great open-air theatre of Athens, Alexis, son of Leon, watches the Festival of Plays - and dreams of seeing his own play on that famous Stage.

    So, as the summer passes, Alexis writes his play for the next year's Festival. But then, with his friend Corinna, he learns that Athens has enemies - enemies who do not like Athenian democracy, and who are planning a revolution to end it all . . .

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1. A visit to the theatre
2. Corinna
3. Socrates the gadfly
4. A play is born
5. Uncle Painbrush in trouble
6. A message from the enemy
7. A night for spying
8. The Festival at last
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