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Escape to the Country
As the plague ravages London, Benjamin, a young aristocrat, is abandoned by his mother outside the house of her lover...
Reverend Woodhouse has journeyed from his brother's countryside farm in Surrey to rescue the city's waifs from the threat of plague. Benjamin allows himself to be caught up in the rescue and soon finds himself on a grand adventure.
But Benjamin's father ha...more
Reverend Woodhouse has journeyed from his brother's countryside farm in Surrey to rescue the city's waifs from the threat of plague. Benjamin allows himself to be caught up in the rescue and soon finds himself on a grand adventure.
But Benjamin's father ha...more
45 pages
Published
March 13th 2012
by Knox Robinson Publishing Ltd
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Historical fiction author, Prue Phillipson has produced a sweet short story about a young boy’s attempts to change his life in Escape to the Country.
Young Benjamin was born into a wealthy family; his father has high expectations of him to continue the family business while his mother facilitates clandestine music lessons to support his love of music- which his father discourages.
Following a music lesson, Benjamin’s mother urges him to return home on his own while she remains with the teacher who...more
Young Benjamin was born into a wealthy family; his father has high expectations of him to continue the family business while his mother facilitates clandestine music lessons to support his love of music- which his father discourages.
Following a music lesson, Benjamin’s mother urges him to return home on his own while she remains with the teacher who...more
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