The Ownley Inn
Adventure stories, Suspense and thrillers, United States history, History
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Summary
In this novel which was first published in 1939 author Joseph C Lincoln collaborated with his son Freeman to produce the sort of fresh and salty tale of Cape Cod that has made him so famous and… well-loved Dick Clarke in disgrace because of the theft of a valuable book from the Knowlton Library finds himself on old Sepatonk Island staying at the Ownley Inn run by Seth Hammond Ownley who when asked the reason for the cannon on the front lawn invariably replies To repel boarders Then things begin to happen A hurricane isolates the island and a wrecked cruising launch starts a train of events which keeps Anne Francis a charming girl who has quarrelled with Clarke Perry Hale a none-too-scrupulous book collector and most of the other boarders in a state of commotion and at times fear