The Oxford Set Ambrose Perceville, 40th Earl of Waering, walked towards the foot of the tallest tower of his imposing Medieval castle and opened the door. In front of him was a spiral staircase, seemingly leading to nowhere. He stepped inside and closed the door. Ambrose was used to the climb. He did it whenContinue reading “The Black Dog of Waering”
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An Important Visit
The Lower Strangling Chronicles It may have been a meteorologically indecisive day, but the residents of Lower Strangling were in good spirits. Their constituency had elected charismatic Labour candidate Adam Ainsworth as their MP as part of a nationwide General Election victory for the party. Adam was the village’s preferred candidate, and so they wereContinue reading “An Important Visit”
The Ghost in the Village Hall
The Oxford Set It was a reasonably pleasant June evening, and some of the residents of the Waeringshire village of Kington gathered in the village hall for a unique question and answer session, with the candidates vying to be their next Member of Parliament. Harold Perceville, the Conservative candidate and current MP, was trying desperatelyContinue reading “The Ghost in the Village Hall”