Praised by J.K. Rowling, Jacqueline Wilson and many others, The Story
of the Treasure Seekers is the first book in the Bastable trilogy. Alma
Junior edition is beautifully illustrated by Peter Bailey and contains
extra material for young readers.
Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel and Horace Octavius ("H.O.") Bastable
are desperate to help their widowed father to restore the family's
fortunes after his business fails.
Their moneymaking schemes, from digging for treasure in their
South-London garden to becoming highwaymen on Blackheath, mainly lead to
a good deal of trouble, until one adventure promises to change
everything...