the four story mistake elizabeth enright

Solving the riddles and following the clues leads the two through a spiderweb of connections as they meet new friends and learn more about old friends. But when they find the right place to “spade the earth” they find…a second riddle? They try to figure out who could have left the clue, but decide that it will become clear once they find the treasure. Who could resist a challenge like that? Not Randy and Oliver! They’re positive that solving the riddle will lead them to a dangerous and interesting treasure. The sun changes each day, so–where my shadow falls this week, that is the spot where you must seek! And not a word to anyone! This clue must be uncovered before many days have elapsed.

That leaves eleven year old Randy and nine year old Oliver rattling around in their big old house, the Four-Story Mistake, with just Cuffy their housekeeper and Isaac the handyman for company.Īrtistic Randy is certain that she won’t survive the gloominess of having only Oliver to talk to, while practical Oliver is as certain that being stuck with just Randy is going to be horrible.īut out of the blue, a mysterious envelope arrives in the mail, elegantly inscribed with their names. Mona is gone to New York City to be an actress, and Rush and Mark are off to boarding school.

They’ve always participated in adventures with their older sister and brothers…but now, this winter is going to be the worst ever. Randy and Oliver Melendy are the youngest children in a family of five. Originally published in 1951, ten years after the original book in the quartet, it stands well on its own as a mystery, a family story, and a great treasure-hunting quest. Spiderweb for Two: a Melendy Maze, by Elizabeth Enright, is actually the final book in what’s now called The Melendy Quartet.

The four story mistake elizabeth enright