Best to you and Pete, love Nick.

  Note to Reader

  Readers who think they recognize Madame Beck’s Pensionnat in Brussels are not mistaken; in 1854, Madame Beck sold the goodwill of the establishment to her cousin, Madame Bosschère.

  On the twenty-first of February, 1861, the spire of Chichester Cathedral did fall straight down into the center of the church. Nobody was hurt. At a cost of £60,000, the tower and spire were later rebuilt under the direction of Sir Gilbert Scott. Previously, Sir Christopher Wren had tried to protect the spire with an ingenious pendulum and had advised shortening the nave and erecting a classical facade, which had, however, not been done. Perhaps that was just as well.

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  Joan Aiken

  Joan Aiken was born in Rye, Sussex in 1924, daughter of the American poet Conrad Aiken, and started writing herself at the age of five. Since the 1960s she wrote full time and published over 100 books. Best known for her children’s books such as The Wolves of Willoughby Chase and Midnight is a Place, she also wrote extensively for adults and published many contemporary and historical novels, including sequels to novels by Jane Austen. In 1968 she won the Guardian Children’s book prize for Whispering Mountain, followed by an Edgar Allan Poe award for Night Fall in 1972, and was awarded an MBE for her services to children’s literature in 1999. Joan Aiken died in 2004.

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  Bello

  hidden talent rediscovered

  Bello is a digital-only imprint of Pan Macmillan,established to breathe new life into previously published, classic books.

  At Bello we believe in the timeless power of the imagination, of a good story, narrative and entertainment, and we want to use digital technology to ensure that many more readers can enjoy these books into the future.

  We publish in ebook and print-on-demand formats to bring these wonderful books to new audiences.

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  First published 1998 by Gollanz

  This edition first published 2018 by Bello

  an imprint of Pan Macmillan

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  ISBN 978-1-5098-7799-7 EPUB

  Copyright © Joan Aiken 1998

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  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise)without the prior written permission of the publisher.

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