Excerpt: ... her. 'I want William Brown to hold the queen's train,' said Miss Dewhurst. 'Me?' eja...

Frost at Morning is the heart-breaking story of four young children who, deserted by their parent...

More William, a classical and rare book that has been considered essential throughout human histo...

When Viola learned of her husband Humphrey's affair, it seemed obvious that she must divorce him ...

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Even as a child all Vicky wants is love. She seeks it from her governess; she expects it from the...

Aged just seventeen Hermione is passed from the hands of an inattentive mother into an engagement...

It is the summer of 1892 and fifteen-year-old Tilly Pound has come to Linden Rise - the holiday c...

Just William, published in 1922, was the first of a long series of well-loved books about William...

'She glanced at her watch. They would be in Merlin Bay in less than half an hour now. Her heart b...

'I don't think that people are people to her any longer. They're just mirrors. If she can see the...

When Julia Gideon is widowed during the Second World War with five children to look after, she is...

Felicity - Stands By is a delightful, charming set of short stories, following the adventures (an...

'Caroline knows best.'Caroline's mother ran away from her father when Caroline was four years old...

Richmal Crompton's adult novels are an absolute delight and every bit as charming as her beloved ...

When Richard Beaton inherits Chedsy Place, he feels nostalgic as he returns to his beloved family...

'Just William' by Richmal Crompton is a collection of stories centered around the mischievous and...

The quartet at the heart of this delightful novel are the four Gainsborough siblings: beautiful b...

Happily married for thirty years with three children that have long since grown up, Christopher M...

Summer has arrived and the Cotteril children are looking forward to the Holiday.For Thea, Susan, ...

When Lettice Helston's high-society marriage breaks down, leaving a hole in her life, she flees h...