The Little House

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The Little House

by Coningsby Dawson

EN·~1 hours·14 chapters

Chapters

14 total

THE LITTLE HOUSE - By Coningsby Dawson - With Illustrations By Stella Langdale - New York: John Lane Company - 1920

0:08

TO - THE LITTLE LADY

0:01

THE LITTLE HOUSE

0:01

CHAPTER I

5:01

CHAPTER II

5:53

CHAPTER III

4:37

CHAPTER IV

13:35

CHAPTER V

5:34

CHAPTER VI

5:18

CHAPTER VII

8:24

Description

A charmingly unusual narrator opens the tale—a petite London townhouse that speaks of its own walls, creaking stairs, and rattling windows. As midnight rolls around, the house awakens, recalling two centuries of births, marriages, and whispered gossip heard through its panes and doors. Its gentle, nostalgic voice paints a vivid picture of a quiet square near Hyde Park, where each coloured front door and the shared garden hint at a world that has quietly shifted around them.

Through the house’s eyes we meet a shy young lady longing for love and a wounded officer seeking peace, their paths crossing within the cosy rooms that have sheltered generations. The story unfolds with the house’s quiet wisdom guiding their encounter, promising a warm, hopeful turn befitting a Christmas tale. Listeners are invited to lean in at night, hear the subtle creaks, and share in the gentle magic that only a home can keep.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (83K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive

Release date

2015-10-21

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Coningsby Dawson

Coningsby Dawson

1883–1959

An English-born novelist who built a transatlantic career and then wrote vividly from his own World War I experience, he was known for blending popular storytelling with firsthand wartime feeling. His life moved between Britain, the United States, and Canada, giving his work an unusually wide outlook for its time.

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