The Rev. Charles Dodgson (a.k.a. Lewis Carroll) becomes a proto-Holmes to the Dr. Watson of young Arthur Conan Doyle. This suspenseful mystery treats the reader to a fascinating picture of the British seaside resort of Brighton & its history & daily rhythms c. 1885. Lord Marbury, a stalwart M.P., sends his young daughter Alicia to Brighton to spend her vacation with his old professor, the Rev. Charles Dodgson. But when Dodgson arrives at the train station to meet his charge, she is nowhere to be seen. It quickly becomes clear that Alicia has been kidnapped by her father's political enemies. A chance meeting with a young doctor visiting Brighton on his honeymoon, one Arthur Conan Doyle, leads the two to work together to find Alicia.
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