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The Black Arrow, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Part I. Oct 02, 2023

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In the unsettled years of England's War of the Roses, where a man stood on the issue of kingship could make his fortune... or end his life. Dick Shelton, a nobly-born lad, is on the cusp of manhood, and he is thrust bodily into this stew where allegiances shift under one's feet. Circumstances cause him to fall in with a gentlemaiden in boy's disguise.

Until he learns of the deception, Dick is unaware that the young lady is an heiress whom his guardian Sir Daniel had kidnapped. And the introduction of an outlaw with a penchant for putting black arrows into the bodies of the men who had wronged him affords Dick a worrying hint - that Sir Daniel might have been the man that had murdered Dick's father!

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Life in a Mediaeval City, Illustrated by York in the XVth Century, by Edwin Benson. Part II. Sep 28, 2023

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A short and gentle overview of mediaeval life in a large city. It lightly covers the class structure of society, local government, guilds, pageantry and punishment. The author has an easy, rhythmic style which leaves the reader wanting to find out more.

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Life in a Mediaeval City, Illustrated by York in the XVth Century, by Edwin Benson. Part I. Sep 28, 2023

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The Vicar of Wakefield, by Oliver Goldsmith. Part V. Sep 28, 2023

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Published in 1766, 'The Vicar of Wakefield' was Oliver Goldsmith's only novel. It was thought to have been sold to the publisher for £60 on Oliver Goldsmith's behalf by Dr Johnson to enable Goldsmith to pay off outstanding rent and to release himself from his landlady's arrest.

It is the story of the family of Dr Primrose, a benevolent vicar, and follows them through their fall from fortune and their ultimate rise again. The story provides insight into family life and circumstances in the mid 18th century and the plot has many aspects of a pantomime like quality: Impersonation, deception, an aristocratic villain and the abduction of a beautiful heroine.

Goldsmith himself dissipated his savings on gambling whilst a student at Trinity College Dublin and subsequently travelled in Europe sustaining himself by playing the flute and disputing doctrinal matters in monasteries and universities. Later he worked as an apothecary's assistant, a doctor and a school usher (experiences shared in this story by Dr Primrose's son).

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The Vicar of Wakefield, by Oliver Goldsmith. Part IV. Sep 28, 2023

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The Vicar of Wakefield, by Oliver Goldsmith. Part III. Sep 28, 2023

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The Vicar of Wakefield, by Oliver Goldsmith. Part II. Sep 28, 2023

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The Vicar of Wakefield, by Oliver Goldsmith. Part I. Sep 28, 2023

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Grim Tales, by E. Nesbit. Part II. Sep 25, 2023

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A collection of gentle stories that draw us into that hidden world where fear is just around the next corner, and where loving hands can touch across the boundaries of death.

01 The Ebony Frame

02 John Charrington's Wedding

03 Uncle Abraham's Romance

04 Mystery of the Semi-Detached

05 From the Dead - part 1

06 From the Dead - part 2

07 From the Dead - part 3

08 Man-size in Marble

09 The Mass for the Dead

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Grim Tales, by E. Nesbit. Part I. Sep 25, 2023

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A collection of gentle stories that draw us into that hidden world where fear is just around the next corner, and where loving hands can touch across the boundaries of death.

01 The Ebony Frame

02 John Charrington's Wedding

03 Uncle Abraham's Romance

04 Mystery of the Semi-Detached

05 From the Dead - part 1

06 From the Dead - part 2

07 From the Dead - part 3

08 Man-size in Marble

09 The Mass for the Dead

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