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Sarah Tubb's avatar

This is the first time rereading this story and I loved some of the musings Markham had such as wanting to be the ‘lord, or the baron, or the rich merchant’ just for once! Brilliant story.

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Catherine Keegan's avatar

For some odd reason, this wasn't how I expected Markham to be; however, it was great silly fun.

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Janice Frankham's avatar

Love the description of the history department's life expectancy. We need that reindeer at our Christmas celebrations!

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Whitney Karp's avatar

I finished this one this afternoon. I love it when I read a story from an unexpected narrator's point of view. It reminds me of the one story the P.G. Wodehouse wrote from Jeeves' perspective. You get a full new understanding of the characters and events! Markham has always been one of my favorites.

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Jodi Taylor's avatar

Glad you liked it. It was fun writing from his point of view.

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Rachel's avatar

Another brilliant story. I can’t help feeling sorry for King Alfred though.

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Jodi Taylor's avatar

We all know he gets there in the end, though.

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