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Great Caesar's Ghost!
A group of children discover the Emperor's bracelet and are somehow maneuvered into the intrigues of the Roman underworld.
225 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1943
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Manning Coles
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Manning Coles is the pseudonym of two British writers, Adelaide Frances Oke Manning (1891–1959) and Cyril Henry Coles (1899–1965), who wrote many spy thrillers from the early 40s through the early 60s. The fictional protagonist in 26 of their books was Thomas Elphinstone Hambledon, who works for the Foreign Office.
Manning and Coles were neighbors in East Meon, Hampshire. Coles worked for British Intelligence in both the World Wars. Manning worked for the War Office during World War I. Their first books were fairly realistic and with a touch of grimness; their postwar books perhaps suffered from an excess of lightheartedness and whimsy. They also wrote a number of humorous novels about modern-day ghosts, some of them involving ghostly cousins named Charles and James Latimer. These novels were published in England under the pseudonym of Francis Gaite but released in the United States under the Manning Coles byline.
Many of the original exploits were based on the real-life experiences of Coles, who lied about his age and enlisted under an assumed name in a Hampshire regiment during World War I while still a teenager. He eventually became the youngest officer in British intelligence, often working behind German lines, due to his extraordinary ability to master languages. Coles had 2 sons (Michael and Peter, who were identical twins and who are both still alive, living in the UK) and the Ghost stories were based on the tales he used to tell his young sons when he was 'back from his travels'.
Manning Coles is the pseudonym of two British writers, Adelaide Frances Oke Manning (1891–1959) and Cyril Henry Coles (1899–1965), who wrote many spy thrillers from the early 40s through the early 60s. The fictional protagonist in 26 of their books was Thomas Elphinstone Hambledon, who works for the Foreign Office.
Manning and Coles were neighbors in East Meon, Hampshire. Coles worked for British Intelligence in both the World Wars. Manning worked for the War Office during World War I. Their first books were fairly realistic and with a touch of grimness; their postwar books perhaps suffered from an excess of lightheartedness and whimsy. They also wrote a number of humorous novels about modern-day ghosts, some of them involving ghostly cousins named Charles and James Latimer. These novels were published in England under the pseudonym of Francis Gaite but released in the United States under the Manning Coles byline.
Many of the original exploits were based on the real-life experiences of Coles, who lied about his age and enlisted under an assumed name in a Hampshire regiment during World War I while still a teenager. He eventually became the youngest officer in British intelligence, often working behind German lines, due to his extraordinary ability to master languages. Coles had 2 sons (Michael and Peter, who were identical twins and who are both still alive, living in the UK) and the Ghost stories were based on the tales he used to tell his young sons when he was 'back from his travels'.
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March 26, 2014
When a golden bracelet is brought to the British Museum in London, it turns out to be an exact match for one which is already in the collection. A young boy accompanies his famous archaeologist father and an American father and son on a hunt to find the origin of the golden bracelet. They travel far upriver in Western Africa. When they arrive in the village where the bracelet was found, they encounter Marcus, a crazy native who speaks Latin. Marcus is convinced that he is dead because he has died in his native city, and been transported to the land of the dead.
With Marcus they voyage further upriver to a lake that ends in a mysterious cliff. The boys climb the cliff, and on the other side, discover an ancient Roman city, Perdita, which has survived 2000 years, in a hidden valley. Adventures follow.
This young adult novel was written in 1943 by the famous British writing duo who published under the name Manning Coles. (British title: The Emperor's Bracelet, 1947)
With Marcus they voyage further upriver to a lake that ends in a mysterious cliff. The boys climb the cliff, and on the other side, discover an ancient Roman city, Perdita, which has survived 2000 years, in a hidden valley. Adventures follow.
This young adult novel was written in 1943 by the famous British writing duo who published under the name Manning Coles. (British title: The Emperor's Bracelet, 1947)
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