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100 1 _aDrake, H. B.
_q(Henry Burgess),
_d1894-1963
245 1 0 _aCursed be the treasure
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2025-04-04
508 _aMairi, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"Cursed be the Treasure" by H. B. Drake is a novel written in the late 1920s. The story appears to be an adventure tale with strong elements of mystery and psychological drama, likely set in England with a focus on themes like pursuit, hidden secrets, and family bonds. The main character is a young boy named Tommy, who narrates his experiences of continual flight and suspense alongside his enigmatic and resourceful father, whose past is deeply intertwined with crime, betrayal, and shadowy adversaries. The opening of "Cursed be the Treasure" introduces Tommy's earliest memories, dominated by a life on the run with his father from a mysterious enemy called "Shadow-of-Fear." Tommy grows up in a world shaped by uncertainty, disguise, and constant movement, with his father as his only consistent anchor. Early chapters depict a dramatic night in a rain-soaked hut, where hiding, sudden danger, and a violent confrontation with a threatening stranger set the tone for lives shaped by old crimes and relentless pursuit. As Tommy grows, he becomes skilled in evasion and self-defense, taught by his father in a series of games often toeing the line between play and survival. Much of the opening centers on their return to the Dolphin Inn, Tommy’s intensive training, the search for secret passages and hidden treasures, and brewing conflicts with smugglers and lawmen. The atmosphere is tense and shadowed by a legacy of betrayal, leaving both the protagonist and readers questioning the true nature of his father's past and their uncertain future. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Macy-Masius, 1928
653 _aEngland -- Fiction
653 _aLove stories
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aTreasure troves -- Fiction
653 _aMystery fiction
856 4 _uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015063914314&seq=9
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75790
999 _c116515
_d116515