Marco Loristan and his father, exiles from the troubled kingdom of Samavia, take rooms in a grim London terrace called Philibert Place. Marco has been raised on the legend of a lost prince whose return could save his country, and with the Rat, a fierce crippled boy who drills a band of street lads, he is drawn into a secret mission across Europe.
From the author of The Secret Garden, a 1915 adventure of loyalty and courage that suits readers ten and up. Download the free EPUB.