mansion – The Robinsonverse

Last Shot

Gordon Ainsworth and his team of Administrators set out on a new mission when some unusual items of lost property are handed into their HQ.

Vaultless Ambition Of all the ways Lord Christoph Flooding thought he would begin his year, being surrounded by water with no escape was not one of them. But that is exactly what happened when, after his housekeeper and drawn back the curtains, he looked out of the window to discover that the river Avon wasContinue reading “An Island Inland”

Beneath the Blooms: A Head Gardener’s Consultation

Baseless Society (pretentious title from Chat GPT) It was only a couple of days before October, but it was still a strangely hot day. Geoffrey Johnson battled through the heat as he relieved a border of an infestation of dandelions. He wasn’t in his happiest moods. Partly because someone had viciously felled his favourite treeContinue reading “Beneath the Blooms: A Head Gardener’s Consultation”

Happy Birthday, Patrick O’Brien

It was a pleasant October day, and meat business tycoon Patrick O’Brien was comfortably slumped over his business’ financial records in the library of his Warwickshire mansion. Just then, his servant Cordell entered the room, disturbing his piece. In his hand was an envelope. Patrick knew immediately what it was. It was the worst thingContinue reading “Happy Birthday, Patrick O’Brien”

The Contemplation of Noah Campbell

For the first time since moving in, Banana CEO Noah Campbell finally knew that it definitely was a good idea to buy a mansion in Cornwall and commute to London via private helicopter. For him, the COVID-19 lockdown was an absolute doddle, he didn’t need to leave his property at all except to get food,Continue reading “The Contemplation of Noah Campbell”