Child of the Moat
Author: first_name: Ian Bernard Stoughton
last_name: Holborn
Language: English
Year: 1916

Ian Holborn (professor of archaeology and a writer) was on board the <i>RMS Lusitania</i> when it was torpedoed, and as it sank he rescued a 12 year old girl named Avis Dolphin. She later complained that books for girls were not very interesting, so he decided to write one for her "as thrilling as any book written for boys!" This book is dedicated to her.<br><br>

From the Preface: This story is not written for grown-ups, and if they want to know why it begins with such a gruesome first chapte