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Elizabeth is on page 124 of 288 of Chantry House
“In one venerable mansion, behind the wainscot, there had been discovered nine skeletons of cats in different stages of decay, having trapped themselves at various intervals of time, and during the gradual extinction of their eighty-one lives having emitted cries enough to establish the ghastly reputation of the place.”

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Elizabeth is 34% done with The Smile of the Stranger (Paget Family Saga #1)
This has got a Cinderella feel now! Here for it.
Sep 22, 2026 09:10PM Add a comment
The Smile of the Stranger (Paget Family Saga #1)

Elizabeth
Elizabeth is on page 117 of 288 of Chantry House
I actually think this would make a great starting place with Yonge. The first-person narration makes it easier to follow and the plot moves along at a fun clip. Plus the ghost(s)!
Sep 22, 2026 08:11PM 7 comments
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Elizabeth is on page 59 of 288 of Chantry House
“Ears of corn, bearded barley, graceful oats, poppies, corn-flowers, were all delicious novelties to Emily and me”

Read this on a day I planted poppies and cornflowers in my own garden!
Sep 20, 2026 08:24PM 2 comments
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Elizabeth is on page 211 of 500 of Soul of the Age: The Life, Mind and World of William Shakespeare
I love that there was a vogue in the 1590s for sonneteering. 😂
Sep 20, 2026 02:48PM Add a comment
Soul of the Age: The Life, Mind and World of William Shakespeare

Elizabeth
Elizabeth is on page 59 of 288 of Chantry House
This is just so great!!
Sep 19, 2026 07:20PM 2 comments
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Elizabeth is 7% done with Chantry House
“There was one [story] in particular, about a whole boat’s crew sitting down on what they thought was a fallen tree, but which suddenly swept them all over on their faces, and turned out to be a boa-constrictor, and would have embraced one of them if he had not had the sail of the boat coiled round the mast, and palmed off upon him”

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Sep 18, 2026 05:42PM 6 comments
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