
Professor Francis Wallace was spending his retirement quietly writing a book about Jane Austen, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, Henry James, and other authors--until his granddaughter Adelaide moved in. Her work tracking down a missing Scottish immigrant, combined with the attentions...

Professor Francis Wallace hoped his quiet retirement wouldn't be disturbed when granddaughter Adelaide moved into his Manhattan apartment. But her work tracking down a missing Scottish immigrant reminds Francis of his own childhood struggles. When a conceited upstart begins to...