书目

TheIncorrigibleChildrenofAshtonPlace:BookIII:TheUnseenGuest

内容简介

"Ofespeciallynaughtychildrenitissometimessaid,"Theymusthavebeenraisedbywolves.""TheIncorrigiblechildrenactuallywere.SincereturningfromLondon,thethreeIncorrigiblechildrenandtheirpluckygoverness,MissPenelopeLumley,havebeenexceedinglybusy.Despitetheirwolfishupbringing,thechildrenhavetakenupbird-watching,withnounfortunateconsequences——yet.AndaperplexinggiftraiseshardquestionsabouthowPenelopecametobeleftattheSwanburneAcademyforPoorBrightFemalesandwhyherparentsneverbotheredtoreturnforher.Buthersisnottheonlyfamilymysterytosolve.WhenLordFredrick'slong-absentmotherarriveswiththenotedexplorerAdmiralFaucet,gruesomesecretstumbleoutoftheAshtonfamilytree.Andwhentheadmiral'sprizedracingostrichgetslooseintheforest,itwilltakealltheIncorrigibles'skillstofindher.Thehuntfortherunawayostrichison.ButPenelopeisworried.Oncebackinthewild,willthechildrenforgetaboutbooksandpoetryandgobacktotheirhowling,wolfishways?WhatiftheyneverwanttocomebacktoAshtonPlaceatall?

作者简介

MaryroseWoodistheauthorofTheMysteriousHowlingandTheHiddenGallery,thefirsttwobooksinthiscontinuingseriesabouttheIncorrigiblechildrenandtheirgoverness.Thesebooksmaybeconsideredworksoffiction,whichistosaythetruebitsandtheuntruebitsaresothoroughlymixedtogetherthatnooneshouldbeabletotellthedifference.Thisprocessoffabricationisfullypermittedunderthetermsoftheauthor'sPoeticLicense,whichisoneofhermostprizedpossessions.Maryrose'sotherqualificationsforwritingthesetalesincludeascandalousstintasaprofessionalthespian,manyyearsasaprivategovernesstotwocuriousandoccasionallyrambunctiouspupils,andwhateverliteraryinsightsshemayhavegleanedfromlivingincloseproximitytoacleverbutdisobedientdog.

丛书

IncorrigibleChildrenofAshtonPlace

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