Download or read book The Strange Affair of Adelaide Harris written by Leon Garfield and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient history lessons were the inspiration behind Harris' ingenious notion of exposing his infant sister, Adelaide, on the Sussex Downs in the hope that she, like the Romans infants, would be suckled by a she-wolf. The complications which result are told with inventive energy and the author creates a gallery of characters drawn with affectionate humour.