Gideon the Cutpurse

By: Linda Buckley-Archer

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Hardcover | 1 August 2006

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An encounter with an anti-gravity machine catapults Peter Schock and Kate Dyer back to the 18th century and sets in motion a calamitous chain of events. While a massive police hunt gets underway to find the missing children in the 21st century - in 1763 a hardened criminal, the Tar Man, steals the anti-gravity machine and disappears into the London underworld. Stranded in another time and forced to chase the Tar Man to his lair, Peter and Kate find a friend and guide in reformed cutpurse, Gideon Seymour. Gideon does every thing he can to help them, but will his dark past catch up with him before the machine is recovered?

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To the Reader
The Birthday Treat
In which Peter looks forward to his birthday treat and subsequently argues with his father
Peter Misses an Important Telephone Call
In which Peter makes the acquaintance of the Dyer family and a hair-raising encounter with a Van de Graaff generator triggers an extraordinary chain of events
The Three-Cornered Hat
In which Peter finds himself in a puzzling and precarious predicament
The Howl of a Wolf
In which the police and Kate come to some conclusions about their predicament and the children spend the night in a birch wood
A Breakfast of Grilled Trout
In which Peter goes fishing and Kate gives her companion a fright
Lost in Time
In which Peter and Kate discover that their troubles have only just begun
The Hospitality of the Honorable Mrs. Byng
In which Peter and Kate make the acquaintance of the Byng family and Peter demonstrates his soccer skills
The Tar Man's Tale
In which Peter and Kate plant a cedar of Lebanon and Gideon tells the story of the Tar Man
The Journey Begins
In which the redoubtable Parson Ledbury insults Gideon and the company sets off for London
Attack!
In which Dr. Dyer meets the NASA scientists and the travelers make an unwelcome acquaintance
Lord Luxon's Tragedy
In which Detective Inspector Wheeler's suspicions are aroused and Gideon recounts how he met Lord Luxon
A Parliament of Rooks
In which Detective Inspector Wheeler is perturbed by a photograph, Kate talks to a famous scientist, and Peter sees something very shocking
Pandora's Box
In which Dr. Pirretti shows her true colors and Gideon tells the story of his namesake
Gideon's Strategem
In which the parson preaches a curious sermon and the party shows their bottom
A Pact Made in Blood
In which Inspector Wheeler goes on the warpath, Peter and Kate make a solemn promise, and London exposes some of its attractions and its dangers
Two Covent Gardens
In which the children finally make the acquaintance of the Tar Man at the Black Lion Tavern and then disrupt a juggler's street show
Queen Charlotte's Promise
In which Inspector Wheeler's exchange with Dr. Pirretti takes an unexpected turn, George III lays his hands on Jack, and Kate resorts to desperate measures
Into the Net
In which the children answer some difficult questions and Gideon walks into Lord Luxon's net
A Race Against Time
In which the parson insults some macaronies and displays his knowledge of horseflesh, and Gideon rides against the Tar Man
Newgate
In which Gideon languishes in Newgate prison, the children meet a famous author, and a chance meeting leaves Kate overjoyed
The Straw Men
In which Dr. Dyer explains the disappearance of the antigravity machine, and Gideon's situation goes from bad to worse
Tyburn
In which the party gathers at Tyburn, the Tar Man makes an unexpected appearance, and this story comes to an end
Author's Note
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

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