"The Great War is over and jobs are scarce. Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley, who were friends before the war, run into each other in London and discover they are both equally short of money and opportunities. On a whim, they decide to start a business, advertising themselves as "The Young Adventurers." Their first job leads them into a series of increasingly dangerous situations involving international spies, a society beauty, a Russian count, the wreck of the Lusitania, an amnesia patient, an American millionaire, and a fiendishly clever arch-criminal known only as "Mr. Brown." By the time the dust settles, all the puzzle pieces have been fitted together--and the young couple have realized their feelings for each other and have become engaged."
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The Secret Adversary
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How did the Lusitania get its name?
The ship’s owners the Cunard Line commonly named their vessels after Roman provinces with the Lusitania so being called after the Roman Iberian province to the north of the Strait of Gibraltar while her sistership RMS Mauretania was named after the Roman North African province on the south side of the strait.Wiki
This will be my knit along with this book--
French Night Cap by Esther Short
This is an historically accurate pattern, published in 1850, brought up-to-date for the contemporary knitter. The original pattern was published in The Ladies’ Work-Book, 3rd edition published by George Slater, London. This original night cap pattern may be the same pattern used in simple headwear for all occasions. The double layer of wool makes it warm and flexible even providing a place in the floppy top for small personal items while working out of doors. This hat, knitted in red or blue, may be worn by re-enactors looking for an authentic Voyageur hat.
