Child of the Moat

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Action & Adventure

Authors: Ian Bernard Stoughton Holborn In Year : 1916

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Child of the Moat

Chapter 1: Hate
Chapter 2: Secrets
Chapter 3: Hate and Love
Chapter 4: The Prisoner
Chapter 5: The Thief
Chapter 6: Bitterness
Chapter 7: Death
Chapter 8: Remorse
Chapter 9: The Judgement
Chapter 10: The Packman's Visit
Chapter 11: Swords and Questionings
Chapter 12: ''Moll O'the Graves''
Chapter 13: Coming Events Cast Shadows
Chapter 14: Goodbye
Chapter 15: The Terror of the Mist
Chapter 16: A Desperate Task
Chapter 17: Carlisle
Chapter 18: A Diplomatic Victory
Chapter 19: The Loss
Chapter 20: Persecution
Chapter 21: Torture
Chapter 22: To the Rescue
Chapter 23: A Duel to the Death
Chapter 24: A Ride in Vain
Chapter 25: Amazing Discoveries
Chapter 26: The Battle of Liddisdale
Chapter 27: The Birthday Party
Chapter 28: The Last Adventure
Chapter 29: A Tale of a Tub
Chapter 30: The Great Iron Chest and Afterword

Ian Holborn (professor of archaeology and a writer) was on board the RMS Lusitania when it was torpedoed, and as it sank he rescued a 12 year old girl named Avis Dolphin. She later complained that books for girls were not very interesting, so he decided to write one for her "as thrilling as any book written for boys!" This book is dedicated to her.

From the Preface: This story is not written for grown-ups, and if they want to know why it begins with such a gruesome first chapter, let them ask the children. Children like the horrors first and the end all bright. Many grown-ups like the tragedy at the end. But perhaps the children are right and the grown-ups are standing on their heads. - Summary by Beth Thomas