1966, USA, Harcourt, Brace & World (ISBN NA), pub date ? ? 1966, hardback (first US edition).1965, UK, Jonathan Cape (ISBN NA), pub date ? May 1965, hardback (first edition).The novel marks - for a narrative intended for children - fairly sophisticated use of English, with an extensive vocabulary and complex sentence structures. Successful soon after publication, the series then generated large amounts of interest, and was well received by the literary world. Merriman Lyon (Great-Uncle Merry Gumerry) The Drew children's great uncle and mentor. Barnabas Drew (Barney) The youngest of the siblings. Characters in 'Over Sea, Under Stone' Simon Drew Eldest of three Drew children. Eventually they work out what it means and find a mythical treasure. Great Uncle Merry, Simon, Jane, and Barney try to solve the riddle and keep the map safe. It is not easy because there are also other people (working for 'The Dark') who want to steal the map for themselves. This story is about three children trying to figure out the mystery of a map they find. Following clues in an old treasure map they find in the attic, they seek an ancient treasure to aid the forces of Light and thwart the Darkness. 3 Characters in 'Over Sea, Under Stone'ĭuring the Drew children's holiday to Cornwall the children slowly come to realize their Great Uncle Merry is more than he appears.

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