Publisher's Synopsis
George Bassett's family are delighted when they hear that they have inherited a lot of money.
But then, out of the blue, comes a letter from long-lost relatives. sir Gilbert Bassett-Milne and his family are very friendly - apart from snobby mean Bertie, who tells George a terrible secret. For centuries the eldest sons of the Bassett family have been followed by a sinister curse, and George is an eldest son...