Children of Green Knowe 1


 My reading of the first part of Lucy M Boston's children's classic, "The Children of Green Knowe" (1954). Something to mark the Yuletide season! This is a spectral tale of a young boy discovering his ancestral inheritance - both the house, a forgotten relative, and a host of strange beings. I remember seeing the TV version of this story back in the 1980s.

This part of the story is also a rather sad indictment of upper class families back in the day and how they dismally fail to nurture their own offspring. I have opted to pause the story at a slightly arbitrary spot because this first part is very long to record in a single session. I hope to complete the recordings before Christmas Day.



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