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"The seaside New England town of Greyborne Harbor is home to many grand estates, including the Queen Anne Victorian Addie inherited from her great aunt. Now one of those mansions is holding an estate sale, which is just what the bookshop owner needs to replenish her supply of rare editions--even if the house is rumored to be haunted. Assisting an overwhelmed insurance appraiser with the inventory, Addie discovers an 1887 magazine containing Arthur...
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Victor Baxter is a loveless 12-year-old boy, won in a game of backgammon (or was it chess?) by the Captain. Victor (or Jim, as he becomes known) is educated in the ways of the world by the Captain. The drama is seen through Jim's cold eyes but the central figure is the Captain, a devious criminal but whose beliefs and convictions contrast sharply with the barrenness of Jim's existence.
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In 1869, Alfred Beach wanted to build America's first air-powered railway below New York City, but Boss Tweed, powerful politician and notorious crook, opposed. Working under night cover, Beach and his crew carved a three-hundred-foot tunnel beneath a department store. Before long, the project was discovered and the public raved about its potential. But no further tunnels were ever built. What happened to Beach's railway, and where is it now?