The convict's canal
Golding, Julia2022
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Nearing completion, convicts work on completing the wharf overseen by the charming secretary Mr George, who shows Jane around. A rude convict Gardiner does not make a good impression though. When Gardiner goes missing and canal funds turn up short, an exciting manhunt ensues but Jane begins to expect something suspicious about the secretary and the reasons why Gardiner was in prison. Were Jane's first impressions very wrong about the relative merits of the convict and the secretary? With the ever-present Austen spirit, Jane with notebook in hand, boldly overcomes the obstacles to finding the truth and expose the secrets.
The convict's canal / Julia Golding.
First edition.
Oxford : Lion Fiction, 2022.Oxford : Lion Fiction, 2022.
204 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Juvenile.
9781782643661 (pbk)
English
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Juvenile fictionGreat Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820 -- Juvenile fictionDetective and mystery storiesChildren's storiesFiction 9+Adventure and Mystery StoriesInterest age: from c 9 yearsChildren's / Teenage fiction & true storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction
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