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Interior illustrations by Joanne Parry

Cover design by Julie Robine

Interior design by Kevin Ullrich

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Contents

COVER

TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT

1. THERE IS NO ONE LEFT

2. MISTRESS MARY QUITE CONTRARY

3. ACROSS THE MOOR

4. MARTHA

5. THE CRY IN THE CORRIDOR

6. “THERE WAS SOMEONE CRYING—THERE WAS!”

7. THE KEY OF THE GARDEN

8. THE ROBIN WHO SHOWED THE WAY

9. THE STRANGEST HOUSE ANYONE EVER LIVED IN

10. DICKON

11. THE NEST OF THE MISSEL THRUSH

12. “MIGHT I HAVE A BIT OF EARTH?”

13. “I AM COLIN”

14. A YOUNG RAJAH

15. NEST BUILDING

16. “I WON’T!” SAID MARY

17. A TANTRUM

18. “THA’ MUNNOT WASTE NO TIME”

19. “IT HAS COME!”

20. “I SHALL LIVE FOREVER—AND EVER—AND EVER!”

21. BEN WEATHERSTAFF

22. WHEN THE SUN WENT DOWN

23. MAGIC

24. “LET THEM LAUGH”

25. THE CURTAIN

26. “IT’S MOTHER!”

27. IN THE GARDEN

QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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