Ten-year-old twin orphans discover an old wooden chest in the attic that can only be opened by solving the riddle on the lock. The twins are caught up in a series of dangerous magical events including an unfortunate accident with a fire-breathing dragon and a fateful meeting with the sorcerer who would determine their future. But nothing has prepared them for the surprising consequences of their discovery—entry into the magical world of witchcraft and the beginning of the greatest adventures of their lives.

Ten-year-old twin orphans discover an old wooden chest in the attic that can only be opened by solving the riddle on the lock. The twins are caught up in a series of dangerous magical events including an unfortunate accident with a fire-breathing dragon and a fateful meeting with the sorcerer who would determine their future. But nothing has prepared them for the surprising consequences of their discovery—entry into the magical world of witchcraft and the beginning of the greatest adventures of their lives.

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The Beldam Name in History is a customized book offering a unique blend of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary about the Beldam name. The book is just one of an entire series of family name books in the Our Name in History collection. Each book in the collection is printed on demand and is compiled from hundreds of millions of records from the world's largest online resource of family history, Ancestry.co.uk. This particular book follows the Beldam family name through history and makes the perfect gift for your family members and anyone interested in the Beldam name. In the book you'll find out about where people with the Beldam last name originated. You may discover the countries and ports they left behind, the ships they sailed and more. You'll get a better idea of where people sharing the Beldam name settled and where they may reside today in the United Kingdom and other countries. You'll get all this information and much more in your Beldam family name book.

Dee Dee and Clark DeLay are your average ten-year-old orphans spending the summer holiday at the family estate at Beldam Bluff, being cared for by their kindly caretakers, the McTavishes, under the watchful eye of their strict Aunt Perpetua and the scary chauffeur, Mordicai Meany. The twins discover an old wooden chest in the attic that can only be opened by solving the riddle on the lock. Dee Dee and Clark become detectives and are caught up in a series of dangerous magical events, including an unfortunate accident with a fire-breathing dragon and a fateful meeting with a sorcerer. But nothing has prepared them for the surprising consequences of their discovery—entry into the magical world of witchcraft and wizardry and the beginning of the greatest adventures of their lives.

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Title: Il Pastore Incantato; or the Enchanted Shepherd; a drama: Pompeii, and other poems. By a Student of the Temple [i.e. Joseph Beldam.] etc.

Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions

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The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse.

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Anonymous; Beldam, Joseph;
1824.
8º.
992.k.31.