title: The Tamerlane Trap: The Third Adventure from the Biblio Files
author: Ralph Raab
description: Ralph Raab began his writing career at the age of 10, when his teachers made him write things 100 times after school. He's been writing his way into and out of trouble ever since. A teacher of music, computers, and study skills for over 20 years, Ralph lives with his wife, daughters, and an annoying parrot in a town in New Jersey that closely resembles Bleakhouse. He looks just like his author photo, but somewhat fatter and very, very much older. Ralph is currently at work on two books-one for children and one for adults.
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  Richard Dare's Venture
  
  
  PREFACE TO THE REVISED EDITION.
  
  CHAPTER I. A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
  
  CHAPTER II. BITTER MOMENTS.
  
  CHAPTER III. PREPARING TO START.
  
  CHAPTER IV. ON THE TRAIN.
  
  CHAPTER V. THE SMASH-UP.
  
  CHAPTER VI. UNDER SUSPICION.
  
  CHAPTER VII. THE END OF THE JOURNEY.
  
  CHAPTER VIII. THE “WATCH BELOW.”
  
  CHAPTER IX. LOCKED OUT.
  
  CHAPTER X. THE FIRST NIGHT IN NEW YORK.
  
  CHAPTER XI. ROBBED.
  
  CHAPTER XII. ON THE SEARCH.
  
  CHAPTER XIII. RICHARD CALLS ON MR. JOYCE.
  
  CHAPTER XIV. WORK OBTAINED.
  
  [CHAPTER XV. NEW
  QUARTERS.](Richard%20Dare%27s%20Venture_split_001.html#filepos169422)
  
  [CHAPTER XVI. PEP.](Richard%20Dare%27s%20Venture_split_001.html#filepos177610)
  
  [CHAPTER XVII. GETTING
  ACQUAINTED.](Richard%20Dare%27s%20Venture_split_001.html#filepos187682)
  
  [CHAPTER XVIII. A STRANGE
  SITUATION.](Richard%20Dare%27s%20Venture_split_001.html#filepos199504)
  
  [CHAPTER XIX. THE LAUREL
  CLUB.](Richard%20Dare%27s%20Venture_split_001.html#filepos210