The fifth swashbuckling adventure finds Sir Charlie Stinky Socks embarking on a truly terrifying quest to bring back long lost treasure Following a musty, dusty map Sir Charlie Stinky Socks, his faithful cat Envelope, and—of course—his good grey mare, enter a scary underground world with all manner of tricks, traps, and medieval puzzles. Sir Charlie must use all his cunning and wit to get the others through. But all of a sudden our trusty hero can't get anything right. Has someone bewitched Sir Charlie? Or stolen his socks? Or maybe this bold brave knight isn't Sir Charlie at all? Yikes! A fraud! An impostor! A fiendish foe who might be after the treasure!

Sir Charlie and his cat, Envelope, seek adventure in a deep, dark forest, where he faces moaning beasties and more on his way to an unexplored tower, using gentleness and generosity to reach his goal.

See him? That little tramp twitching a postage stamp of a mustache, politely lifting his bowler hat, and leaning on a bamboo cane with the confidence of a gentleman? A slapstick comedian, he blazed forth as the brightest movie star in the Hollywood heavens. Everyone knew Charlie—Charlie Chaplin. When he was five years old he was pulled onstage for the first time, and he didn't step off again for almost three-quarters of a century. Escaping the London slums of his tragic childhood, he took Hollywood like a conquistador with a Cockney accent. With his gift for pantomime in films that had not yet acquired vocal cords, he was soon rubbing elbows with royalty and dining on gold plates in his own Beverly Hills mansion. He was the most famous man on earth—and he was regarded as the funniest. Still is. . . . He comes to life in these pages. It's an astonishing rags-to-riches saga of an irrepressible kid whose childhood was dealt from the bottom of the deck. Abundantly illustrated.

At the top of a tall, tall tower with a pointy roof something is stirring. Lightning flashes, thunder roars and something goes bump in the night. Sir Charlie Stinky Socks - honourable, feisty, tenacious and courageous - enters. But, will he be able to thwart his foes in this ghostly adventure or will he succumb to the hideous Cellar Dweller.

An illustrated history of American innovators -- some well known, some unknown, and all fascinating -- by the author of the bestselling The American Century.

Once upon a time, a message in a bottle said someone needed help; help from a certain bold, brave knight! So the brilliant Sir Charlie Stinky Socks, his cat Envelope, and his good grey mare must find a ship so they can set sail and rescue the messenger. But, who needs their help, and what fearsome sea dangers and frightful pirates might they encounter on their voyage? Join our hero and his companions on this rip-roaring, timber shivering adventure on the high seas! This is Charlie's seventh exciting, fast-paced adventure with a mystery at its heart and a surprise at the end. Big flaps add to the fun!