The Boston Globe, April 12th, 2005
THE STORY SO FAR: It is 1803, and as the French Emperor Napoleon conquers much of Europe, people in England fear their island nation will be next. Jim's father packs up his family and moves north to Scotland. A man on horseback, calling himself "the fox," tells the family to go to the Headless Piper inn in the village of Glenard. There, the innkeeper, Mr. Campbell, tends to Jim's father, who has become quite ill. Jim's mother goes back to England, but Jim stays at the inn to work for Mr. Campbell. Jim explores the village but is frightened by strange sounds coming from the dunes, called the Cu...
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