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Doctor Forester
Doctor Forester, a medical man only twenty-five years old, has come to a lonely part of Wales to escape from an event in his recent past that has caused him much hurt. So he has more on his mind than worrying about strange noises behind his bedroom wall in the old castle where he is staying. A young woman who shares part of the journey with him is staying in the same village. He is deeply attracted to her, and believes that she is equally attracted to him. But he soon has every reason to think that his old school friend Jack is also courting her. Written and taking place in the early 1900s, this romantic mystery is a mix of excitement and heartbreak. What is the secret of Hildick Castle? And can Doctor Forester rid himself of the past that now haunts his life? Mrs. O. F. Walton was a prolific writer in the late 1800s, and this Lighthouse abridged edition captures all of the original writer’s insight into what makes a memorable story. * * * Ghosts of the past kept flitting through his brain. Dark shadows which he tried to chase away seemed to pursue him. Here these ghosts were to be laid; here those shadows were to be dispelled; here that closed chapter was to be buried for ever. So he fought long and hard with the phantoms of the past until the assertive clock near his bedroom door announced that it was two o’clock.
- GenresRomance
254 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1906
About the author
Mrs. O.F. Walton
80 books20 followersAmy Catherine Walton, better known as Mrs O.F. Walton, was a British author of Christian children's and teenage books, mainly but not exclusively fiction. She was born Amy Catherine Deck in 1849, and died in Leigh, Kent in 1939.
Amy was the daughter of the vicar of St Stephen's Church, Spring Street, Hull.
Her career as an author began with My Mates And I, written in 1870 but not published until 1873. Her first published work was My Little Corner in 1872. In 1874 came one of her most famous books, Christie's Old Organ, which has been regularly reprinted up to the present day. It is the story of orphaned Christie and his friend, the aged organ-grinder Treffy. It was introduced to Japan in 1882 and was published in 1885 by the translation of Tajima Kashi. It was one of the earliest books in history of both Christian's and children's literature of Japan and was re-translated in 1903 and 1994.
In 1875 she married Octavius Frank Walton, who was her father's curate at the time. It was under her husband's name, as Mrs O. F. Walton, that she was to become better known. In the year of their marriage they moved to Jerusalem where Octavius took up a ministry in a church on Mount Zion until 1879. While there in 1877, her book A Peep Behind The Scenes was published. It is the story of Rosalie, a child who works in a travelling theatre.
The Waltons lived at Cally, Kirkcudbrightshire for a while, and from 1883 to 1893, Octavius was in the ministry at the church of St Thomas, York, moving to St Jude's, Wolverhampton in 1893. He retired in 1918.
Although she wrote many more books, it is A Peep Behind the Scenes and Christie's Old Organ that have remained well known, continuing to be published by the Lutterworth Press, successor to her original publisher, the Religious Tract Society.
(from Wikipedia)
Amy was the daughter of the vicar of St Stephen's Church, Spring Street, Hull.
Her career as an author began with My Mates And I, written in 1870 but not published until 1873. Her first published work was My Little Corner in 1872. In 1874 came one of her most famous books, Christie's Old Organ, which has been regularly reprinted up to the present day. It is the story of orphaned Christie and his friend, the aged organ-grinder Treffy. It was introduced to Japan in 1882 and was published in 1885 by the translation of Tajima Kashi. It was one of the earliest books in history of both Christian's and children's literature of Japan and was re-translated in 1903 and 1994.
In 1875 she married Octavius Frank Walton, who was her father's curate at the time. It was under her husband's name, as Mrs O. F. Walton, that she was to become better known. In the year of their marriage they moved to Jerusalem where Octavius took up a ministry in a church on Mount Zion until 1879. While there in 1877, her book A Peep Behind The Scenes was published. It is the story of Rosalie, a child who works in a travelling theatre.
The Waltons lived at Cally, Kirkcudbrightshire for a while, and from 1883 to 1893, Octavius was in the ministry at the church of St Thomas, York, moving to St Jude's, Wolverhampton in 1893. He retired in 1918.
Although she wrote many more books, it is A Peep Behind the Scenes and Christie's Old Organ that have remained well known, continuing to be published by the Lutterworth Press, successor to her original publisher, the Religious Tract Society.
(from Wikipedia)
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January 19, 2022
This story really drew me in and made me want to keep reading it. There was a combination of mystery, emotion, and cozyness that kept me wanting to come back to it. I loved the dimension of the different people collected there enjoying each other's company on their vacations. It made the story so fun!
There was some romance in the story and a mention of holding hands of an unmarried couple. I don't care for stories where romance is the main point, but this book didn't focus that much on it. The doctor and other men also smoked cigars.
I definetely recommend this book, and it's one I would probably enjoy reading again in the future!
There was some romance in the story and a mention of holding hands of an unmarried couple. I don't care for stories where romance is the main point, but this book didn't focus that much on it. The doctor and other men also smoked cigars.
I definetely recommend this book, and it's one I would probably enjoy reading again in the future!
October 18, 2020
Love, love, love
I recently discovered that I love Mrs. O F Walton's books! This one is no different. A sweet story with great Christian content!
I recently discovered that I love Mrs. O F Walton's books! This one is no different. A sweet story with great Christian content!
October 26, 2017
Lovely Story
The reader feels the loneliness and forsaken feeling of Forrester. But a mystery hangs in the air, encouraging the reader onward.
The reader feels the loneliness and forsaken feeling of Forrester. But a mystery hangs in the air, encouraging the reader onward.
September 17, 2025
Apparently, this is an abridged version. I did not realize that until I was done. I don't know if the original would have been better, but this was simple & predictable, with no tenderness in the romance or charm in the writing to improve the overall text. Yet, neither was the story completely boring (I did not dnf it), nor was there anything inappropriate or untoward, which I appreciated. The virtual voice did well in places, but was very choppy and distracting in others.
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