The Scroll of Alexandria: A Lottie Lipton Adventure
Whoa there Slow down he said Sir Trevelyan may have found our science experiment she blurted out quickly Oh dear said Uncle Bert his moustache drooping in worry Quick hide in here I’ll see if I can calm him down Lottie quickly hid herself in a nook between some nearby bookcases The Great Library was one of her favorite places in the British Museum She had lived in the museum ever since her parents had died in an accident during an archaeological dig in Egypt Her great uncle Professor Bertram 2
West had sworn to take care of her and had returned to England from Egypt to take a job at the British Museum They lived in a small untidy flat on the grounds of the museum and Lottie loved it She didn’t go to school instead she was taught by her Uncle Bert and could look at any of the books in the library I don’t understand what all these books are doing in a museum laughed a loud American man to his wife Surely they should be in a big library Lottie poked her head out from her nook and smiled Ahem she coughed politely I can 3
help there Lottie hopped out of her hiding place These books are here by Royal Appointment she said They were left to the museum by King George III after he died They’ve been here since 1828 exactly one hundred years The couple looked impressed Other tourists began to gather around Well aren’t you the little bookworm said the man What else can you tell us The tourists all looked expectantly at Lottie who gave them her most welcoming smile The books were collected by King George over his lifetime but when his son came to the throne he passed them on to the British 4
Museum There are over sixty-five thousand books and maps here some of which are one of a kind Lottie didn’t have time to hide again when Sir Trevelyan Taylor the Head Curator of the Museum came crashing through the doors He did not look happy Lottie Lipton he bellowed How many times do I have to tell you This is a museum Not your own private playground Ah hello Sir Trev said Lottie trying to smile sweetly The tourists moved into the next room thanking Lottie as they went You found my experiment then 5
