Monthly Archives: August 2012

The Shriving of Miss Esme Stamp…

Episode Three…Prize Money Constance Stamp was a woman of pronounced views when it came to her offspring, and it was not difficult to understand her individual ascent for money and position. Something she had always instilled in her daughter. She … Continue reading

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Interesting Books From The Past…

The Dark Daughters by Rhys Davis, was first published in 1947 by William Heinemann. In 1895, wearing a smart frock-coat and an even smarter puce cravat, Mansell Roberts opened his chemist shop at the base of an arboreal North London … Continue reading

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The Shriving Of Miss Esme Stamp…

Episode Two…Settlement Joshua Deans. Magistrate. Minister of the Esra Chapel on Bittacy Hill; sat in his black knee-length, gold-buttoned, small-pocketed coat. He warmed himself gently in front of a grey ash, red topped coal fire, lulling comfortably as his damp … Continue reading

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