Mr Cob, Ringmaster and owner of the circus.Ben Willis, Master of the Horse (stablemaster).At the end of the season, Gus agrees that they have earned a chance to stay with the circus. They hear many tales of circus life as they travel around the country. They learn the truth about their family's origins in domestic service, and while it is a shock at first, soon they are glad not to have to live up to their aunt's aristocratic pretensions. They are fascinated by the life and work hard to fit in, Peter being drawn to the horses and Santa taking up acrobatics. Gus is taken aback by their sudden appearance and is inclined to send them to the orphanages after all, but he is persuaded to let them stay with the circus for the season. They are surprised to find out that he is a clown and a trapeze artist. They set out to find their unknown Uncle Gus, who travels with Cob's Circus.
Plot summary Īfter an unusually sheltered upbringing by their old-fashioned and snobbish aunt, 11-year-old Santa and her 12-year-old brother Peter are faced with the prospect of separate orphanages when she dies. American editions and some later British editions are titled Circus Shoes. For this novel, Streatfeild was awarded the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's outstanding children's book by a British subject.
It was first published in 1938 with illustrations by Steven Spurrier. The Circus Is Coming is a children's novel by Noel Streatfeild, about the working life of a travelling circus.
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