The House of Arden (New York Review Children's Collection)
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The famous Arden family treasure has been missing for generations and the last members of the Arden line Edred Elfrida and their Aunt Edith have nothing to their names but the crumbling castle they live in. Just before his tenth birthday Edred inherits the title of Lord Arden; he also learns that the missing fortune will be his ifand only ifhe can find it before the turns ten. With no time to lose Edred and Elfrida secure the help of a magical talking creature the temperamental Mouldiwarp who leads them on a treasure hunt through the ages. Together brother and sister visit some of the most thrilling periods of history and test their wits against real witches highwaymen and renegades. They find plenty of adventure but will they find the treasure before Edreds birthday?
