Ben and Westley Grange servant’s exile abroad ends in Bonn tale
The article follows Mr Westley owner of Westley Grange who must abandon the estate due to unpaid rents and plans two years abroad. His loyal servant Ben Higgins joins him, then settles with him in a decaying German farm near Bonn. Ben charms Fraulein Schmidt while spinning London tales to prove his importance, courting safety and status in a distant land.
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Starvation and romance in a German farm tale
A fragment from a serialized tale follows Ben as he contemplates staying in Germany with the Fraulein’s farm, spurred by a £2,000 inheritance for a former lover in England. Ben argues with the Fraulein over returning, while staff gossip about money and romance as he plots a life on the farm and grapples with loyalty and love.
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Bex
Fraulein
Landson
Germany
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Writing Lesson Preface by George Sand Echoes Advice
The fragment praises harmony in storytelling and sets a firm aim for fiction. It quotes George Sand stressing a definite purpose and orderly treatment from the start to the end, referencing a Harper’s text on how to craft a story.
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