Surprise House

Abbie Farwell Brown (1871 - 1927)

Our story begins just after Nan Corliss, an eccentric old lady, dies and leaves her strange old house in Crowfield to her nephew, Dr. Owen Corliss, his wife, daughter Mary, and son John. The Corliss family move in, only to find that Aunt Nan has left practical jokes, mysterious clues based on Shakespeare’s poetry, and surprises, both in the library bequeathed specifically to Mary and elsewhere in the house, for the family to find. (Summary by Winnifred Assmann)

Genre(s): Children's Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface Winnifred Assmann
00:01:04
Play 01 I. The House Winnifred Assmann
00:11:31
Play 02 II. The Library Winnifred Assmann
00:08:17
Play 03 III. A Visitor Winnifred Assmann
00:09:51
Play 04 IV. The Books Winnifred Assmann
00:11:52
Play 05 V. Instructions Winnifred Assmann
00:10:58
Play 06 VI. The Lantern Winnifred Assmann
00:08:17
Play 07 VII. Caliban Winnifred Assmann
00:11:00
Play 08 VIII. The Bust Winnifred Assmann
00:17:10
Play 09 IX. The Attic Winnifred Assmann
00:15:12
Play 10 X. The Portrait Points Winnifred Assmann
00:08:19
Play 11 XI. Gems from Shakespeare Winnifred Assmann
00:10:53
Play 12 XII. The Party Winnifred Assmann
00:15:48