The Copper Treasure

by Melvin Burgess

Published 30 October 1998
In mid-nineteenth century London, three young boys try to retrieve a valuable roll of copper from the bottom of the Thames River.

Highwayman

by Melvin Burgess

Published 30 September 2002
In Tudor times the punishment for highway robbery was death. Young Will is bored hanging round his parent's inn and, being none too bright either, he decides to get involved in a plot to rob the local highway. He loves drama, the guns and the loot, but he is on another robber's patch.