Dick Merriwell Abroad; Or, The Ban of the Terrible Ten
Dick Merriwell, Yale athlete and all-American hero, arrives in Edinburgh with his friend Brad Buckhart and Professor Zenas Gunn expecting a scholarly tour of Scotland's historic sites. Instead, they find themselves chasing shadows through the city's ancient closes and into a web of intrigue centered on the mysterious Miguel Bunol, a figure from their past whose name carries the weight of the dreaded Terrible Ten. When Brad's beloved Nadia Budthorne and her brother vanish, and Dunbar Budthorne is captured, the adventure shifts from academic tourism to urgent rescue. The moody corridors of Holyrood Castle, where the tragic Queen Mary once walked, cast their shadow over the boys' quest as they navigate dark alleys, confront former classmates turned enemies, and test the bounds of loyalty against danger. This is vintage Edwardian adventure fiction at its most breathless: wholesome, rousing, and utterly of its era.
