Surprise House


Lu par Winnifred Assmann

(4.8 stars; 16 reviews)

Our story begins just after Nan Corliss, an eccentric old lady, dies and leaves her strange old house in Crowfield to her nephew, Dr. Owen Corliss, his wife, daughter Mary, and son John. The Corliss family move in, only to find that Aunt Nan has left practical jokes, mysterious clues based on Shakespeare’s poetry, and surprises, both in the library bequeathed specifically to Mary and elsewhere in the house, for the family to find. (Summary by Winnifred Assmann) (2 hr 20 min)

Chapitres

Preface 1:04 Lu par Winnifred Assmann
I. The House 11:31 Lu par Winnifred Assmann
II. The Library 8:17 Lu par Winnifred Assmann
III. A Visitor 9:51 Lu par Winnifred Assmann
IV. The Books 11:52 Lu par Winnifred Assmann
V. Instructions 10:58 Lu par Winnifred Assmann
VI. The Lantern 8:17 Lu par Winnifred Assmann
VII. Caliban 11:00 Lu par Winnifred Assmann
VIII. The Bust 17:10 Lu par Winnifred Assmann
IX. The Attic 15:12 Lu par Winnifred Assmann
X. The Portrait Points 8:19 Lu par Winnifred Assmann
XI. Gems from Shakespeare 10:53 Lu par Winnifred Assmann
XII. The Party 15:48 Lu par Winnifred Assmann

Critiques

sweet old fashioned children’s tale


(5 stars)

Well rea.d. Wish author had explained why the old aunt became a recluse.

❣️❣️


(5 stars)

this book is just...... lovely