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Synopsis
The story begins with Tintin and Snowy walking in the street. Snowy encounters a tin can with a label containing a crab but Tintin throws it away. After meeting Thompson and Thomson is informed by the two of a case involving the ramblings of a drunken man, later killed, found with a scrap of paper from what appears to be a tin of crab-meat with the word Karaboudjan written on it. A Japanese man is then en route to contact Tintin, by way of a letter, but is kidnapped on the way.
The subsequent investigation into the kidnapping of the Japanese man leads Tintin to a ship also called the ‘’Karaboudjan’’, where he is abducted by a syndicate of criminals who have been hiding opium in the crab,escaping from his locked room, Tintin encounters Captain Haddock for the first time.
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Synopsis
While looking through an old sea-chest found in his attic, Captain Haddock chances upon the diaries of his ancestor, Sir Francis Haddock. This legendary sea dog achieved fame through his renowned run-in with the fearsome pirate Red Rackham. So are the words of Sir Francis Haddock just another chronicle of life at sea? Certainly not! His journals speak of a fabulous hoard of jewels: for Tintin, Captain Haddock - and a gang of crooks - the treasure hunt is well and truly on. But as the search continues, the plot thickens...
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Synopsis
In Red Rackham's Treasure (1944), sequel to The Secret of the Unicorn (1943), Tintin and the Thom(p)sons accompany Captain Haddock on a journey in the footsteps of the Captain's illustrious ancestor, Sir Francis Haddock. The parchments discovered in the previous adventure are in fact a treasure map pointing the way to the hidden gold and jewels of a notorious pirate, Red Rackham. A new character, named Professor Cuthbert Calculus, will prove invaluable in the search for the lost treasure; by the end of the adventure Calculus will also help Captain Haddock to acquire his family's ancestral home, Marlinspike Hall. This story is full of twists, turns and surprises, not least the moment when Professor Calculus demonstrates a new type of machine for underwater exploration...
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