The Tale of Castle Cottage
Published on 6. September 2011
320 pages
978-1-101-54384-9 (ISBN)
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The latest in the Cottage Tales series-starring Miss Potter herself!
It's the heart of summer in 1913, and Beatrix is eager to marry her fiancé, solicitor William Heelis. But there are a few obstacles blocking the happy couple's path to the altar, like the troubled remodeling of Castle Cottage-Will and Beatrix's future home...
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Susan Wittig Albert grew up on a farm in Illinois and earned her Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley. A former professor of English and a university administrator and vice president, she is the author of the China Bayles Mysteries, the Darling Dahlias Mysteries, and the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter. Some of her recent titles include Widow's Tears, Cat's Claw, The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose, and The Tale of Castle Cottage. She and her husband, Bill, coauthor a series of Victorian-Edwardian mysteries under the name Robin Paige, which includes such titles as Death at Glamis Castle and Death at Whitechapel.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- 1 - Miss Potter Works Under Difficulties
- 2 - Sarah Barwick Asks a Serious Question
- 3 - Three Spoons, a Broken Engagement, and a New Baby
- 4 - Miss Potter Surveys a Mess
- 5 - In the Castle Farm Barn
- 6 - Lady Longford Is at a Loss
- 7 - The Constable Brings Bad News
- 8 - The Villagers Understand
- 9 - Miss Potter Learns the News
- 10 - At the Adcocks' Cottage: The Investigation Begins
- 11 - At Slatestone Cottage: Mr. Heelis Has a Few Questions
- 12 - The Secret Life of Bertram Potter
- 13 - Captain Woodcock Goes Fishing
- 14 - Crumpet Takes Command
- 15 - Rats!
- 16 - Speaking of Books . . .
- 17 - Miss Potter and Mr. Heelis Speak from the Heart
- 18 - Mrs. Woodcock Goes Mushroom Hunting
- 19 - "We Few, We Happy Few, We Band of Brothers"
- 20 - A Dinner Party at Tower Bank House
- 21 - The Lost Is Found, or Revelation Revealed
- 22 - An Astonishing Turn of Events
- 23 - Wedding Bells
- Historical Note
- Resources
- Glossary
- Recipes
