
A lively summer day unfolds at the Harwood household, where eleven‑year‑old Kenyon roams the gardens with reckless enthusiasm, scaling walls and greenhouses while his devoted sister Ethel watches anxiously. Their world is a blend of childhood mischief, quiet devotion, and the lingering grief of a lost mother, all set against the backdrop of a countryside estate that feels both safe and full of hidden perils.
The quiet routine is about to be shattered by the arrival of a celebrated cricketer, a hero from Kenyon’s beloved sporting almanac. As the family prepares for his visit, anticipation crackles in the air, promising a mix of admiration, awkward social rituals, and the chance for Kenyon to confront the line between fantasy and reality. Listeners will be drawn into the charming, slightly chaotic world of a boy whose spirit is as bright as his imagination.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (364K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Giovanni Fini, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2014-05-23
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1866–1921
Best known for creating the gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, this English writer brought a sly charm to crime fiction and helped shape the modern antihero. His work also ranged widely, from novels and short stories to war writing drawn from personal loss and experience.
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