After some online research and advice solicited from friends, i stumbled across a midtwentieth century novel by henry winterfeld, a germanjewish writer who fled from the nazis and wrote a series of childrens novels. Its up to rufus friends to crack the case and get rufus out of jail. Caius, mucius, rufus, antonius, publius, julius, and. Although the boys are proud of their school, the lessons are sometimes boring, and everyone has given xanthos the nickname xantippus, in reference to the wife of socrates, who was known for her nagging. Winterfeld, henry, kleinert, charlotte, winston, clara. He originally wrote detectives in togas in german as caius ist ein dummkopf, and it was translated into english by clara and richard winston. Detectives in togas detectives in togas, book 1 by henry winterfeld book cover, description, publication history. Detectives in togas jestresss forgotten books and stories.
It is in a series of other books by this german author and translated into english, but there isnt a series title. Henry winterfeld born april 9, 1901, in hamburg, germany. Detectives in togas is about a boy named rufus who finds out a deep dark secret. Author henry winterfeld 19011990 was born in germany, wrote his first childrens book trouble at timpetill in 1933, and emigrated to the u. In fact, detectives in togas is a whodunit which involves seven boys who live in rome. Detectives in togas by henry winterfeld, charlotte kleinert. Search hello select your address select your address. He was a german writer and artist famous for his childrens and young adult novels. Seven roman boys, all the sons of wealthy families, attend the school run by the greek mathematician and scholar, xanthos. He began writing for children in 1933, when he wrote trouble at timpetill to entertain his son, who was sick. In these two delightful historymysteries, seven boys in ancie. Set in ancient rome, the story follows a group of schoolboys who try to solve several crimes. Detectives in togas by henry winterfeld, 9780152162801, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
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