The Oxford Set The ground outside Perceville Hall was a sparkling silver, and it wasn’t just the weather that was frosty. ”That’s it, it’s time for a change of leadership,” Harold Perceville, Conservative MP for Chinewrde and Sucham, said after he discovered the results of the local council elections. ”I agree, sugah, this would neverContinue reading “A Time For Change”
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A Gift From an Old Flame
Vauntless Ambition It was a pleasant winter day in the Sussex seaside resort of Sandylook Bay, and Chris and Sophie Johnson were catching up with Sophie’s mother, Amanda, for Christmas. Christmas was a bittersweet time for Chris and Sophie’s families, as Chris’ mother and Sophie’s father were both brutally murdered by armed robbers when theyContinue reading “A Gift From an Old Flame”
The Duke of Knightlow’s Not So Happy Birthday
The Lower Strangling Chronicles It may have been his 83rd birthday, and he may have resolved the paranormal situation at his house after his servants discovered some protestors tying some nylon strings to a Ming vase*, but Sir Hugo was still miserable. Of course, it was not unusual for Sir Hugo to be miserable. InContinue reading “The Duke of Knightlow’s Not So Happy Birthday”
A Present for Mr. O’Brien
The Lower Strangling Chronicles It was that time of year again; the anniversary of the birth of a boy currently 46 years-ago. It was an anniversary that only two people really cared about; the boy’s parents. The boy himself; now business magnate Patrick O’Brien, did not particularly care for his birthday, mainly because his parentsContinue reading “A Present for Mr. O’Brien”
Eleanor’s Essay
The Lower Strangling Chronicles The rain hammered down over the roof of the Peterson’s Manor, as Eleanor sat curled up with Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre in the living room. Dave, Sarah, and Will were also relaxing, doing their own thing whilst listening to the rain pouring down. They were joined by Sarah’s parents, TeromeContinue reading “Eleanor’s Essay”
The Estate’s Hidden Treasures
Vaultless Ambition (with help from Chat GPT- the idea, I wrote it myself) “Now then, Geoffrey. How about you work for me instead of that tosspot, Flooding?” George Darcy, Marquess of Arden and Chief Traditional whip of the House of Lords, said to Geoffrey Johnson, a lowly head gardener working at a nearby country estate.Continue reading “The Estate’s Hidden Treasures”
The Figure in the Yew Garden
The Oxford Set Michael and Victoria Jones originally wanted to celebrate the joint 26th birthday party of their children, Ben, Dylan, and Evelyn Jones, with a BBQ in the garden. However, the gloomy weather outside put a stop to that, so they had a meal inside instead. “When are you off to Petra again, dear?”Continue reading “The Figure in the Yew Garden”
The Duke’s Spectral Predicament
It was a pleasant Autumnal morning, and Sir Hugo Townsend, the 9th Duke of Knightlow, was miserable. Sir Hugo was miserable most of the time, to the point that it was something of a personality trait, but he was particularly miserable today. Miserable because he’d recently turned 82 and therefore was getting old, miserable becauseContinue reading “The Duke’s Spectral Predicament”
The Mathematician’s New Job
32-year-old George Williams from Warwick stood outside the imposing, red bricked, country house in the freezing cold, wishing his job interview had been on Zoom instead. Feeling daunted by the building looming over him, George decided to look at the extensive parkland that surrounded the manor instead, this certainly was a lovely place to live,Continue reading “The Mathematician’s New Job”
The Curious Tale of Patrick O’Brien
For meat magnate Patrick O’Brien, the COVID-19 lockdown was actually beneficiary, for he needed to remain hidden from the prying eyes of the media, the public, and, most importantly, Stuart Kennedy and Warwickshire Police. Patrick O’Brien ran the most successful meat business in England; Paddy O’Brien’s. He had several meat processing factories and abattoirs acrossContinue reading “The Curious Tale of Patrick O’Brien”
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