Mr. Marx's Secret: Large Print

ISBN-10: 1678652180
ISBN-13: 9781678652180
Pages: 228
Language: English
Published: 2019-12-22
Author: E Phillips Oppenheim

Description

Young Phillip Morton is the son of a yeoman farmer and his beautiful but distant wife. When Phillip is eight years old, his father is pushed off the edge of a slate quarry. A servant from the local castle is suspected. Phillip's mother withdraws her affection from her son.10 years later, by chance, Phillip meets the lord of the local castle, the scholar and adventurer Ravenor. On a whim, Ravenor offers to pay for Phillip's further education if Phillip with befriend his wayward nephew and provide him a good influence. Phillip meets Mr Marx, Lord Ravenor's secretary, and is both attracted and repelled by him.