Synopsis:
The novel is set in 1690 and concerns the building of a grand house in the new style, contrasted with the older manor house, which still reflects its medieval origins. The architectural differences are representative of the social changes of the period.
Date | Title | Source | Author | Other books | Paywall |
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2016-02-04 | A first blog: Cynthia Harnett, the fascination of the everyday, and didacticism in children’s historical fiction – Looking Back | Looking Back UK | Clive Barnes | Ring Out Bow Bells | Stars of Fortune | The Load of Unicorn | The Wool Pack. | The Writing on the Hearth | |
1972-11-01 | ‘Stories not history’: The historical novels of Cynthia Harnett | Children's Literature in Education | Tony Edwards | Ring Out Bow Bells | Stars of Fortune | The Load of Unicorn | The Wool Pack. | The Writing on the Hearth |