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 if—and only if—he 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 Edred’s birthday?
- ISBN10 1590172027
- ISBN13 9781590172025
- Publish Date 6 June 2006 (first published September 1967)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 9 August 2023
- Publish Country US
- Publisher The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Imprint NYRB Children's
- Edition Main
- Format Paperback
- Pages 260
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781590172025