Spanish Boy

Martin and Margery Swallow listened eagerly to their father's tales of his adventures on the high seas. And when their father and hi friend Captain Francis Drake were called to London to see Queen Elizabeth, the twins thought their life would settle back into its dull routine. But one stormy night a large Spanish Galleon was wrecked off the coast and all its survivors killed or captured - except one.Luis de Sylva y Dera, whose dying father had entrusted the young boy with a secret mission and a fabulous jewel, was found and rescued by Martin. But his mission - to get to London and return the jewel to the Queen as ransom for his godfather - is abruptly stopped when he is captured. And in this thrilling story Martin and Margery face adventure and danger as they go to the rescue of the Spanish boy......


Genre: Children's Fiction