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It’s 1910. Arthur Dandoe is heading for the brave New World of American vaudeville with the famous Karno music hall company, along with his great rival, Charlie Chaplin, and Tilly Beckett, the girl who has captured both their hearts.And what better way for them all to see the wide, rolling prairies and great cities of the vast, strange continent than from the ‘Boxcar of Fun’ – the company’s own specially-appointed train carriage?Vaudeville is booming, and the upstart mavericks of the silent cinema seem to pose little threat to its dominance. But will Karno’s star performer, Charlie Chaplin, be persuaded to take a leap into the unknown? And who is Tilly destined to be with – Arthur, Charlie, or perhaps neither one?It’s tough when your deadly rival is destined to become the most famous man on the planet, but can Arthur still find a way to come out on top?

One night, a 14 year old boy called Jamie Mandan has a nightmare that he cannot awaken from, known as the Endless Nightmare. In order to escape, Jamie has to defeat The Shadow of the Nightmare; a spiritually insane soul who wants to take over Heaven and Earth with his power. With the help of two friendly spirits Christian and Anthony Halo, Jamie must find a Spiritual Sword which can be used to get rid of The Shadow. But there isn't much time before The Shadow crosses to earth to engulf Jamie's home with his evil magic.

This novel is set in the golden decade before the Great War, when the music halls were the people's entertainment, before radio, television or cinema and bigger than all of them. The biggest draw of the day was entrepreneur Fred Karno, whose colossal comedy companies toured the country bringing laughter, slapstick, excitement and, above all, spectacle to the music hall stage. Arthur Dandoe is a young comedian trying to make his way up the hierarchy of the Fred Karno company. Along the way he develops a bitter professional and romantic rivalry with another ruthlessly ambitious performer; a young man destined to become the most celebrated on the planet - Charlie Chaplin.

A grumpy old fan tells the story of modern football. Acclaimed sports writer and pundit Chris England (An Evening with Gary Lineker) tells the story of modern football through the key events, personalities and innovations that have changed the game for better or perhaps more often worse. Full of biting wit but also affection where affection is due this is the perfect read for the thinking fan who wants to make sense of it all before football finally goes Putin