Mystery of the Roman Ransom,9780152163136

Mystery of the Roman Ransom

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ISBN13: 9780152163136
ISBN10: 0152163131
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-11-01
Publisher(s): Harcourt Childrens Books
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Summary

[intro]In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . thanks to some help from their cranky teacher, a little bit of logic, and a lot of amusing misadventure. It seems the boys can get nothing right: Their teacher's fiftieth birthday islongpast (they should have done their math homework); the servant they bought as a present for his birthday isn't just your run-of-the-mill Gaul slave but a courier running for his life; and, to top it all off, the message he's carrying requests the assassination of a Roman senator--the father of one of the boys.

Author Biography

HENRY WINTERFELD (1901-1990) was born in Germany. He began writing for children in 1933, when he wrote Trouble at Timpetill to entertain his son, who was sick with scarlet fever. He went on to write a number of children's books, which have been published around the world.

Table of Contents

Xantippus Can't Use a Lion Either
1(12)
Why Did the Slave Dealer Run Away?
13(7)
The Fearsome Ex-Gladiator
20(6)
A Surprising Use for Honey
26(5)
No Respectable Citizen Visits the Cemetery at Night
31(7)
A Fateful Letter
38(7)
They All Are in Danger
45(7)
He Must Smell of Mimosa
52(9)
About Clanging Swords and Grindstones
61(6)
``Hail, Emperor! We, About to Die, Salute You!''
67(7)
Now We're Back Where We Started
74(7)
Caius Sees the Light
81(6)
Will the City Prefect Call Out His Whole Police Force?
87(7)
The Boys Have No Time to Dive into the Water
94(10)
The Sieve of the Danaides
104(11)
Not a Sound Passed Their Lips
115(11)
Only a Miracle Can Save Caius
126(6)
Memento Mori Is the Password
132(11)
Everybody Cringes at the Sight of Antonius
143(14)
Riddle upon Riddle
157(11)
The Last Straw
168(9)
Thoroughness Sometimes Can Be Pushed Too Far
177(11)
A Distressing Turn of Events
188(10)
How Much Does a Bear Weigh?
198(12)
Caius Sees Another Light
210

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