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Two young siblings inherit and move into an ancestral rural house, set about restoring the property and establishing an orchard while coping with local suspicion and strange encounters on their land. As they work to reclaim home and livelihood, the narrative follows attempts to communicate with neighbors, several fruitless journeys, an alarming message that unsettles the household, and small‑town bargaining and revelations that test family loyalties. Episodes reveal practical domestic efforts, community tensions, and gradual piecing together of past events that explain the house’s deserted years.

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Title: John Baring's House

Author: Elsie Singmaster

Release date: January 22, 2018 [eBook #56416]

Language: English

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ELIZABETH AND HERBERT


John Baring’s House

By
Elsie Singmaster

BOSTON AND NEW YORK
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
The Riverside Press Cambridge


COPYRIGHT, 1920, BY ELSIE SINGMASTER LEWARS

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THIS BOOK OR PARTS THEREOF IN ANY FORM


TO

JAMES ARTHUR SINGMASTER, JUNIOR