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When Dido Twite comes back to England, she finds herself drawn into another adventure. She stays at the Dogkennel Cottages while captain Hughes recovers from a carriage accident, and meets the eccentric inhabitants of Tegleaze Manor, including the odd Lady Tegleaze, her nephew Tobit, and the witchy nurse Sannie. Soon strange events unfold: a prized miniature is stolen, Tobit is framed and kidnapped, and a twin sister is discovered. Dido suspects a new plot against the kingdom, and must reach London to warn the king and prevent St. Paul’s Cathedral from sliding into the Thames.
First publish date: 1971
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Joan Aiken
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