Mysterious Robbery of Big Ben

John Josteins

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The Mysterious Robbery of Big Ben is a fantasy story. The king from a mysterious planet called Oxon had a dream of being in London and saw the Big Ben and loved this great clock. He tried to build a similar great clock. However, his architect couldn't build such things. The king launched a contest to reward anyone who could make his dream project come true. But no one came forward to fulfil his dreams. Until, when the king was so desperate he received a mysterious letter from an unknown sender by promising to him that he could make his dream come true. But on one condition: to marry his only daughter, the Princess of Light. Finally, a young man called Winn Blitzzer presented himself before the king promised to him that he could steal the great clock the king needed in the City of London on planet Earth, it was the only way to get it. The king thought that is was a joke and fanciful idea. He said to the mysterious young man to go ahead, if he could achieve his promises. Finally, Winn Blitzzer came to steal the world's most famous clock on New Year's Eve in London. The mysterious disappearance of Big Ben that would leave the UK and the whole world in shock, without any explanation of how this unthinkable thing had happened without anyone seeing anything...

Sujets

• Fantasy (canción de Mariah Carey)
• Fantasy

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• Publié par: Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd
• Date de parution: 30 octobre 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781528957281
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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The Mysterious Robbery of Big Ben

John Josteins
Austin Macauley Publishers
2020-10-30
The Mysterious Robbery of Big Ben About the Author Dedication Copyright Information © Acknowledgement Chapter One The Village of Black Cloud Chapter Two Revelations Chapter Three A Dream Like No Other Chapter Four Waking Up from the Amazing Dream Chapter Five A New Day with a New Project in Mind Chapter Six The Presentation of the Dream Project Chapter Seven The Work Begins Chapter Eight Work Is Halted Chapter Nine The Urgent Meeting Chapter Ten The Princess of Light’s Birthday and the Unexpected Letter Chapter Eleven The Second Announcement Chapter Twelve Unexpected Discoveries for Winn Blitzzer Chapter Thirteen The Secret of the Magic Cauldron Named Potsat Chapter Fourteen The First Visit to the Royal Palace and the Encounter with the Guards Chapter Fifteen The First Meeting with King Brelys-1000 Chapter Sixteen The king Reveals His Secret to Secretary Zomy Chapter Seventeen Preparing for the Second Meeting Chapter Eighteen A Shocking Discovery about the Truth Hidden in Black Cloud Village Chapter Nineteen The Second Meeting with the king Chapter Twenty A Gift of Dreams Chapter Twenty-One A Brief Meeting with the King Chapter Twenty-Two Rules to Be Kept for the Success of the Secret Mission Chapter Twenty-Three The Transformation of the Mysterious Birds Chapter Twenty-Four The Test Mission Chapter Twenty-Five A Boy Found in the Woods Chapter Twenty-Six The Transformation of the Free-XL Chapter Twenty-Seven One Day Away from the New Year Chapter Twenty-Eight Trip to London to Steal Big Ben Chapter Twenty-Nine Arrival in London Chapter Thirty Return to the Planet Oxon Chapter Thirty-One The Ordeal of the On-Call Police Officers Chapter Thirty-Two Informing the Police Chief Chapter Thirty-Three Verifying the Truth Chapter Thirty-Four Informing the World about the Disappearance of Big Ben Chapter Thirty-Five Chief Milk Receives Confirmation of the Unthinkable News Chapter Thirty-Six The Investigation of the Mystery Began Chapter Thirty-Seven Scotland Yard and the BBC Reporters Chapter Thirty-Eight The Londoners Wake Up from their Mysterious Deep Sleep Chapter Thirty-Nine The Reporters Seek Answers Chapter Forty The Unveiling of the Truth about the Statues Chapter Forty-One The Strange Story of the Master Clock Keeper Chapter Forty-Two Complaints of Theft and a Strange Net on the Bridge Chapter Forty-Three A Piece of Big Ben is Mysteriously Found in Iceland Chapter Forty-Four A Man Found Sleeping Under a Blanket of Snow Chapter Forty-Five The Police Doubt David Wise’s Story Chapter Forty-Six More Strange Occurrences with the Monuments Chapter Forty-Seven A Mysterious Bird in Trafalgar Square Chapter Forty-Eight The Latest Update on the Mysterious Event Chapter Forty-Nine Ser returns to Planet Oxon Chapter Fifty Uncertainty in London Chapter Fifty-One The Sad Celebration of the New Year Chapter Fifty-Two The Emergency Call of Parliament Chapter Fifty-Three The Second Meeting of Parliament Chapter Fifty-Four The Temporary Compromise Chapter Fifty-Five The People Await the Queen’s Speech
About the Author
John Josteins is a lawyer of British and Spanish citizenship. He was born on 1 February 1965 in Equatorial Guinea, where his father from Mallorca, Spain was an Air Force officer. At that time, it was still a Spanish territory in the Gulf of Guinea in Africa before it became independent on 12 October 1968.
He earned two degrees in Law and Political Science from the University of Complutense in Madrid and speaks Spanish, English and French (as well as Fang, a dialect from his mother’s side spoken in Central Africa by the Bantou sub-ethnic group). He is very proud of the mixed European and African heritage that he carries with him in mind, body and soul, and that makes him feel like a citizen of the world, free of borders. As a living example of fraternity between the two continents, it has given him a unique perspective of the world and of life.
He moved to London many years ago where he has lived and worked ever since, eventually becoming a British citizen. He is very fond of the United Kingdom, and in particular London, to him, one of the most beautiful, dynamic and multicultural cities on Earth. He feels at home there in the city that has welcomed him with open arms. It has captivated his soul and imagination such that he feels a special bond with the city, like a friendship with unconditional trust. If a city could have a conscience and be aware of the world around it, the way it has shaped people for centuries, London would be very proud indeed to know the achievements and successes it has made over the centuries that will continue to attract and inspire many generations to come, as it has inspired the author to write this book.
Dedication
I would like to dedicate my first book to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh for their 73 th wedding anniversary and for their dedication, duty and services to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
Thank you,
Ma’am.
Copyright Information ©
John Josteins (2020)
The right of John Josteins to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers.
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
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Acknowledgement
To my parents, my late father Juan Sampol Muntaner (+) and my mother Monica Obama Ndong, for having brought me into this world. Without them this book would never have existed.
To my twin brother, Alfredo Juan Sampol Obama, with whom I was born into this world. That alone is a victory of our existence, when the vast majority of humanity is born alone.
To my girlfriend, Ms Ursula Mary Peaple, the first person with whom I spoke about this book and who saw its potential. Thank you for all your support, love and patience.
To my late aunt, Sister Paula Sampol Muntaner (+).
To my aunt, Mrs Teresita Del Nino Jesus Mbengono Nzo’o, and her daughter. Ms Maria Teresa Nchama Ngomo Mbengono, for their support and kindness.
Big thanks to the entire team at Austin Macauley Publishers for making my dream come true.
I would also like to sincerely thank the city of London for being so welcoming to me as a new Londoner and making me feel as comfortable as a fish in water there. I have great respect and admiration for this legendary and magnificent city.
London, one of the most famous cities on Earth, is about to suffer the strangest, most mysterious theft ever seen in its existence of one of its most emblematic landmarks. It would be a dramatic event that would leave the United Kingdom and the entire world in shock, without any explanation for how this bold theft could have occurred.
Chapter One

The Village of Black Cloud
The story begins on a mysterious planet called Oxon, far away from planet Earth. The plot was planned by a middle-aged woman named Moxum who had special powers. She lived with her sister, Eris, and their nephew, Winn Blitzzer. She was around fifty years old with dark grey hair, dyed to hide her true red colour. She had a pretty face with small green eyes and brown skin, a full figure and average height. She usually wore a long white dress with a red short jacket over it and a black ribbon tied at her waist. On her feet she wore light, brown shoes with no heel. Her younger sister Eris was a medium-sized woman in her late forties with short brown hair and deep blue eyes, slim face and high cheekbones. She wore a long brown dress with a blue short jacket and light, black shoes without heels. Their nephew Winn Blitzzer was seventeen years old, of average height, slim with big blue eyes and curly long blond hair. He was very handsome and intelligent and had an easy smile.
They lived in a village called Black Cloud. It was not a normal village, rather a very mysterious, dark place in the middle of the forest located beneath a mountain valley full of green open space. It was neat and clean with a picturesque view of a mysteriously silent waterfall. Each house was separated from its neighbours by a large garden with short trees as a boundary. Ms Moxum’s house was the only one that was hidden inside the branches of a huge tree from which the chimney emitted smoke day and night. The forest around the mysterious village of Black Cloud used to be well protected by invisible guardians, as well as heavy spider webs forming an impenetrable boundary around the village. Now only the spider webs remained.
The village had around twenty-five wooden houses, and a school and a temple, but only three of the houses were occupied; the rest stood empty. The front doors were still hanging open on many of the empty houses, as if their owners had left in a rush. The few people left in the village would occasionally see candles lit inside some of these empty houses. Other times nothing but darkness could be seen inside. These mysterious occurrences only made the atmosphere in the village gloomier and bleaker than it already was.
The house where Winn Blitzzer a