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October 29th 2001
by Houghton Mifflin
(first published 1958)
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Paperback, 256 pages
isbn
0618150749
(isbn13: 9780618150748)
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Newly orphaned Peggy Grahame is caught off-guard when she first arrives at her family"s ancestral estate. Her eccentric uncle Enos drives away he…more
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Read in December, 2008
Fun book about a recently orphaned young woman (Peggy) who is sent to stay with her fussy guardian, Uncle Enos, at the ancestral home in New York. The Grahame family is a bit strange. At least one in each generation seems to be visited by the ghosts in the house, and Peggy soon begins to learn the stories of her ancestors who participated in the American Revolution (the stories of the ghosts are actually more exciting than the modern day thread). This is a good historical adventure for the juven...more
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OK, this book is the subject of my new personal crusade. It's the greatest completely unknown book aimed at the "Young Adult" group. My 3 brothers, 2 sisters and I all grew up loving this book and read it many, many, many times. It was a really big deal when we discovered Alibris and we all bought used copies to give to our kids. NO, IT'S NOT ABOUT ROBIN HOOD. It's a ghost story, historical mystery, romance, character study with parallel stories set in the American Revolution and mi...more
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Read in May, 2007
This is as light-hearted a ghost story as you probably can find. When Peggy Grahame comes to live at her ancestral seat in upper New York state, she keeps bumping into the spirits of her ancestors from the Revolutionary War. They're all likable enough, and not the least bit scary. They're simply there to tell her their humorous love stories from the war — and to make sure she doesn't miss her own chance at romance. This isn't quite in the same vein as The Perilous Gard, but it's a fun rea...more
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Read in November, 2009
Honestly, if I all I had known about this book was its premise I probably would have disregarded it as silly and never read it. However, it was written by Elizabeth Marie Pope and as I love The Perilous Gard I gave it a go. And I am so glad I did.
The book is about a girl named Peggy who has just been orphaned and comes to live with her uncle at her family's ancestral estate in upstate New York. During her first meeting with her uncle he loses his temper and kicks out a perfectly...more
The book is about a girl named Peggy who has just been orphaned and comes to live with her uncle at her family's ancestral estate in upstate New York. During her first meeting with her uncle he loses his temper and kicks out a perfectly...more
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A light ghost story set in modern times with flashbacks to the Revolutionary War. Newly orphaned Peggy Grahame is sent to live with her uncle at the family estate called Rest-and-Be-Thankful. The estate is rumored to be haunted, and shortly after arriving at Rest-and-Be-Thankful Peggy has her first encounter with one of the estate's ghosts. From the ghosts Peggy learns about her ancestor Richard's attempts to capture the notorious Peaceable Sherwood, a British sympathizer who was stirring up ...more
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Read in February, 2010
The Sherwood Ring is an historical novel wrapped in a ghost story. While I enjoyed the Revolutionary War intrigue, I kept thinking that the author could have framed the story better. The contemporary heroine, Peggy, is sent to live with her autocratic Uncle Enos, whose obsession with his distinguished lineage leaves him no time for the newly orphaned ward who comes to live with him in his colonial era home. Instead, Peggy learns some interesting family history from four dearly departed ghosts ...more
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One of my all-time favorites from childhood. My girls and I read this together, and loved it. A very romantic tale based in Revolutionary War times.
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Read in December, 2008
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I didn't expect to like it-- being historical fiction and all-- but I thoroughly fell in love with Peaceable Drummond Sherwood. I wasn't even that into the modern part of the story, or really any of the others from the past, for that matter, but I find it impossible to express how many times I would've died to be the clever Barbara Grahame, just for Sherwood. Picture him like Robin Hood, only more evil, self-serving, clever, romantic, and with more flair. <33333 Friends, before you start beat...more
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Read in June, 2008
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Read in February, 2009
A good read, with interesting characters and a swiftly moving story. My complaint is that the historical portions were of far more interest and immediacy than the 'present' time or the characters we were introduced to in that period. They all fell pretty flat and I found myself wishing it had been a story solely about Sherwood and Eleanor and Barbara and Richard during the Revolutionary War and what happened to them! With that in mind, the ghost angle seems very contrived and I think it would ha...more
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The Sherwood Ring has the beginnings of a typical Gothic novel. A recently orphaned girl, Peggy, is sent to live at the family's ancestral home when her father dies (her mother died when she was a baby). Uncle Enos is the proud holder of the family's history and traditions. He is very angry when she first comes bringing in Pat, a young man who gives her a ride from the train station. He dramatically orders Pat away from the house and commands Peggy not to see him again.
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A story about a girl who is ignored a great deal by her nearest relations and as a consequence, begins to strike up conversations with her ghostly ancestors. Ultimately, the ghosts steal the show here. The 'present day' story feels like it's just there to prop up the interesting adventures of the ghosts. The plot twists can be seen a mile away for the most part, but it's an entertaining little tale. Not your typical ghost story either. There's nothing scary about these ghosts.
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Read in January, 2002
Seventeen-year-old Peggy Grahame’s father sends her to the ancestral home in new York to live with her Uncle Enos, a man she has rarely seen. As he is dying her father tries to warn her about strange apparitions that often appear at the home called Rest-and-Be-Thankful. Shortly after arriving she sees a young girl in a long cape mounted on a beautiful horse. After telling Peggy where to find Rest-and-Be-Thankful, the young girl disappears. On the road to the home she meets an Englishman who...more
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3.5 stars. Don't be turned off by the cover of the book, like I was. I really enjoyed the plot and history from the Revolutionary War characters in the book, and the romance was fun. However, I didn't quite relate with the modern day romance or characters since there was hardly any character development for them in the book. If we were given more on that aspect of the story, I'd give this book 4 stars. Overall, it was an enjoyable read - I was glad I read it.
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Whoever it was who highly recommended this book on Amazon's Listmania, THANK YOU! I loved this book and immediately went out and specially ordered my own copy after I'd finished the library's, because I knew I'd be reading it again and again. This book would probably be billed as a YA fantasy because of the 'ghosts' in it, but it's really more like historical fiction - with a twist. Three of Peggy's ancestors appear to her at various times and tell her their stories, all of which take place duri...more
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Read in December, 2006
Peggy Grahame's self absorbed father has just died, but before he does he tells her that he was not as good a father as he could have been but that she will be taken care of by his older brother Enos in their ancestral estate Rest-and-be-thankful. He also mentions that the place is full of the ghosts of past Grahames and that Uncle Enos is obssessed with keeping the Grahame tradition alive, refusing to update the house, though he has never seen a ghost himself. Feeling trepidacious, Peggy sets o...more
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Read in February, 2010
This is a really fun approach to the history of the Revolutionary War in Orange County NY. There is a side story of romance that is unnecessary (innocent, but just seems extra). And the back of the book talks about ghosts in such a way that Caleb asked me to read it to make sure it wasn't going to be too scary. The ghosts are more like characters that come from that past to talk to the main character in her 1950's setting.
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A comfort re-read; this series of interconnected stories stuffs the American Revolution full of codes, spies, deeds of derring-do, and various romantic gestures. As well as being stylishly funny, it's probably the only book I know set in that time period where you end up rooting for the British guy. A charmer.
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The Sherwood Ring is an absolutely, brilliantly wonderful book, and I've loved it to pieces ever since my mum gave me her copy to read when I was 14. It's lighthearted, clever and romantic, and one of those books that will find you reading it with a great big silly grin plastered on your face.
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"Put him in there and chain him up," he ordered curtly. "Yes, that chain, you fool - do you see any other chain in that cell? Peaceable Sherwood? I'm tired of hearing about Peaceable Sherwood! Turn him loose in the cell for the night. - Which one of you said 'Where'll he be by morning?' Where does he look like he's going to be by morning, I ask you - a hundred and fifty miles away?"
I was, to be exact, only seven and a half miles away by morning..." —
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"How did you ever happen to remember that I might be hungry? But of course you would. Will you mind very much if I run myself into serious difficulties now and again after we are married, just for the pleasure of seeing you rise to the occasion?" —
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