It is the Christmas season once again and things are, well, boring for the adults at Penlyon Castle. "...if somehow or other I had a pack of children belonging to me, I would keep Christmas with the best — keep it as it ought to be kept." says Sir John. His good friend Mr. Danby has the perfect solution - to hire some children to spend Christmas! Thus, the arrival of Lassie, Laddie, and little Moppet - Christmas and Sir John may never be the same again. (Summary by ppcunningham)
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I'd love a DPL, hallejk - thanks for offering.
I think it's the best book ever, too.
How can you go wrong with Christmas, a curmudgeon, a feisty best friend, and an adorable little girl?
Now if I can only get it done by the holidays....
Patti
The trouble with life isn't that there is no answer, it's that there are so many answers. Ruth Benedict
I discovered this book when I signed up for the section on Mary Elizabeth Braddon in The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, vol 5. Along with an article on the author, the section included an excerpt of this book, which turned out to be most of chapter 3 - so I've started there, killing two birds with one stone, so to speak.
I will now go back to the beginning, and record the rest in chapter order. Feel free to delay PL until I catch up.
Patti
The trouble with life isn't that there is no answer, it's that there are so many answers. Ruth Benedict
It was a lot of work - and I wasn't sure if I could maintain it over an entire book (especially Sir John's voice). But I sat and read the rest of the book this morning, and it's mostly narrative, so I feel a little better about the whole thing.
Thanks for listening -
P.
The trouble with life isn't that there is no answer, it's that there are so many answers. Ruth Benedict