Moreover, the treasure in question is none other than the Holy Grail for which Arthur's knights famously quested. After hearing their story, Merriman confirms what they were all thinking: The manuscript is a treasure map. Now that they realize the value of the manuscript in their possession, the siblings decide it's time to come clean to Merriman about everything. The parents are mystified by this, but Simon, Jane, and Barney believe they know the truth: The burglar was looking for the old map manuscript. Curiously, the burglar ignored traditional valuables like jewelry or cash and instead went straight for the bookshelves.

One day not long after that, a burglar breaks into Grey House. He does however ask a number of probing inquiries that further inflame Jane's already suspicious nature. Despite what the guidebook says, the vicar claims he did not write it.

Within the guidebook's pages, Jane discovers a drawing of the coastline that closely resembles the map she and her siblings discovered on the previous night.Įxcited by her discovery and curious to learn more, she rushes out to the nearby vicarage and asks the vicar about the guidebook. It isn't long before she finds a Trewissick guidebook published by the local vicarage. Left to her own devices, Jane continues to explore Grey House in search of further juicy discoveries. While Simon and Barney jump at the opportunity, Jane is suspicious of the Withers' intentions for vague reasons and decides to stay home while the others go sailing and fishing. Withers and his sister Polly invite the family to go yachting with them. Excited by their discovery, the siblings resolve to keep the map a secret from the adults. Meanwhile, Barney interprets some of the symbols on the map as references to the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable. The writing is faded and illegible, but the siblings make out a drawing of a nearby coastline, meaning that the old sheet of paper is a map. There, they find a very old looking manuscript. Shortly after arriving, the siblings explore the attic of the old Grey House their parents are renting from 'Captain Toms,' an old friend of Merriman. With their parents, they meet up with their 'great uncle' Merriman Lyon-an old family friend-for a holiday vacation in Trewissick, a fictional fishing town on the coast of Cornwall in England. The Drew family has three children: the eldest is Simon, the middle child is Jane, and the youngest is Barnabas, or Barney. It tells the story of the three Drew children who while on holiday discover secrets related to the legend of King Arthur. It is the first of five books in Cooper's The Dark is Rising series. Over Sea, Under Stone is a young adult fantasy novel published in 1965 by the English author Susan Cooper.

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