A Spot of Bother: Four Macabre Tales
Written in the spirit of Saki and P.G. Wodehouse, these four neo-Edwardian stories will appeal to fans of Downton Abbey, costume history buffs, and fanciers of Victorian life and culture.
Two of the stories focus on costume and needlework: "Stitches," in which a ghostly seamstress trains an apprentice, at a fearful cost and "Crape," a tale about Victorian mourning conventions gone horribly wrong.
“Property of a Lady” tells the love story of a sentimental succubus and a gentleman with a taste for artistic erotica.
The title story, “A Spot of Bother” introduces Mr. Daffodil, housekeeper at stately Whitsend Hall. When Nancy, the still-room maid is decapitated by the dumbwaiter, Mrs. D. is there to tidy away the family skeletons in an ever-widening circle of murderous accidents. Think Downtown Abbey meets Dexter.
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Two of the stories focus on costume and needlework: "Stitches," in which a ghostly seamstress trains an apprentice, at a fearful cost and "Crape," a tale about Victorian mourning conventions gone horribly wrong.
“Property of a Lady” tells the love story of a sentimental succubus and a gentleman with a taste for artistic erotica.
The title story, “A Spot of Bother” introduces Mr. Daffodil, housekeeper at stately Whitsend Hall. When Nancy, the still-room maid is decapitated by the dumbwaiter, Mrs. D. is there to tidy away the family skeletons in an ever-widening circle of murderous accidents. Think Downtown Abbey meets Dexter.
A Spot of Bother: Four Macabre Tales
Written in the spirit of Saki and P.G. Wodehouse, these four neo-Edwardian stories will appeal to fans of Downton Abbey, costume history buffs, and fanciers of Victorian life and culture.
Two of the stories focus on costume and needlework: "Stitches," in which a ghostly seamstress trains an apprentice, at a fearful cost and "Crape," a tale about Victorian mourning conventions gone horribly wrong.
“Property of a Lady” tells the love story of a sentimental succubus and a gentleman with a taste for artistic erotica.
The title story, “A Spot of Bother” introduces Mr. Daffodil, housekeeper at stately Whitsend Hall. When Nancy, the still-room maid is decapitated by the dumbwaiter, Mrs. D. is there to tidy away the family skeletons in an ever-widening circle of murderous accidents. Think Downtown Abbey meets Dexter.
Two of the stories focus on costume and needlework: "Stitches," in which a ghostly seamstress trains an apprentice, at a fearful cost and "Crape," a tale about Victorian mourning conventions gone horribly wrong.
“Property of a Lady” tells the love story of a sentimental succubus and a gentleman with a taste for artistic erotica.
The title story, “A Spot of Bother” introduces Mr. Daffodil, housekeeper at stately Whitsend Hall. When Nancy, the still-room maid is decapitated by the dumbwaiter, Mrs. D. is there to tidy away the family skeletons in an ever-widening circle of murderous accidents. Think Downtown Abbey meets Dexter.
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| BN ID: | 2940015497304 |
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| Publisher: | Kestrel Publications |
| Publication date: | 10/22/2012 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 1 MB |
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