By the Light of the Study Lamp
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| Author | Carolyn Keene |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | The Dana Girls |
| Genre(s) | Children's literature/Young adult literature |
| Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
| Released | 1934 |
| Followed by | The Secret at Lone Tree Cottage |
By the Light of the Study Lamp is the first book in The Dana Girls detective series, originally produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate.
The Dana sisters, home for vacation, receive the gift of a an antique study lamp from their Uncle Ned Dana, skipper of the SS Balaska. The lamp is stolen from their home only minutes after its arrival, and though the sisters give chase in the family roadster, their search reaches a dead-end at an antique store run by the sinister Jake Garbone.
Back at school, the girls go antiquing, hoping to find a replacement lamp for their new study. By chance they encounter another antique lamp, alike in every detail. The girls seize the opportunity and buy the lamp; unaware that in doing so they have just alienated the richest girl at school, Lettie Briggs. They have also attracted the attention of a mysterious gypsy woman whom they will soon meet again — in the company of none other than Jake Garbone. Garbone and the gypsy woman are intent on regaining possesion of the lamp, and Jake especially will stop at nothing to get it back. As the girls try to solve the mystery of the lamp, they unearth little-known secrets about the history of their school and their roomate, Evelyn Star while staying one step ahead of their pursuers.
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