The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn Summary
John Bellairs

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The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn Summary

Unlike Bellairs's other novels, The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn does not use the supernatural as part of the plot.

The narrative follows a search by its young hero, Anthony Monday, for a treasure hidden by a long-dead eccentric millionaire. Despite the fact that Anthony is trying to help his family out of financial difficulties, there are some disturbing moral questions involved in the way Anthony goes about seeking the treasure. Bellairs himself calls...

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