Surprise House


Read by Winnifred Assmann

(4.7 stars; 13 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)

Chapters

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

Reviews

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