Intrigue, danger, chess, and a real-life hoax combine in this historical novel from the author of *The Shakespeare Stealer* Philadelphia, PA, 1835. Rufus, a twelve-year-old chess prodigy, is recruited by a shady showman named Maelzel to secretly operate a mechanical chess player called the Tu
A Brazen Curiosity
โ Scribed by Lynn Messina
- Publisher
- Potatoworks Press
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 411 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
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