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Story Time: I Capture the Castle: 1: We Discover the Castle

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by Dodie Smith abridged for radio in nine parts by Barry Campbell
Read by Angela Down
'Surely we are a sorry lot: father mouldering in the gatehouse, Rose raging at life, Thomas perpetually underfed. Topaz is certainly the happiest for she still thinks it's romantic to be married to father and live in a castle.'
The Mortmain family, poor but artistic, live in an old house grafted onto a Suffolk Castle. The younger daughter, Cassandra, starts writing a journal about their lives and this unfolds into a humorous story of romance.

Contributors

Author:
Dodie Smith
Abridged by:
Barry Campbell
Reader:
Angela Down
Producer:
Cherry Cookson
Source: Radio Times

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