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    The Woebegone Twins
    The Lily-Livered Prince
    Osbert the Avenger
    Audiobook series4 titles

    Tales from Schwartzgarten Series

    Written by Christopher William Hill

    Narrated by Simon Shepherd

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    About this series

    Meet Marius Myerdorf, the newest recruit of Schwartzgarten's most secret of societies. His is a tale of adventure and abduction, friendship and fearlessness, as The Band of Blood race against time to unmask two of the foulest fiends in the history of the Great City. The deeds are DASTARDLY. The twists are TERRIFYING. And happy endings are NOT always guaranteed.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateFeb 1, 1911
    The Woebegone Twins
    The Lily-Livered Prince
    Osbert the Avenger

    Titles in the series (4)

    • 1

      Osbert the Avenger
      Osbert the Avenger

      Osbert the Avenger

      Christopher William Hill
      4/5 - 1 rating
      4/5 - 1 rating

      Meet Osbert Brinkhoff, the unlikeliest of avengers. His is a tale of dark delights and ghastly goings-on, of injustice and revenge. The villains are vicious. The settings are sinister. And good does NOT always prevail...

      Meet Osbert Brinkhoff, the unlikeliest of avengers. His is a tale of dark delights and ghastly goings-on, of injustice and revenge. The villains are vicious. The settings are sinister. And good does NOT always prevail...

    • 2

      The Woebegone Twins
      The Woebegone Twins

      The Woebegone Twins

      Christopher William Hill
      5/5 - 1 rating
      5/5 - 1 rating

      When twins Greta and Feliks lose their beloved Aunt Gisela to a poisoned marzipan cake and are sent to the ill-omened Schwartzgarten Reformatory for Maladjusted Children it seems their fate is sealed... that is until they are rescued by the glamorous and wealthy Olga Van Veenen, a fabulous children's author. The two twins are grateful but something tells them that Olga's motives are not entirely genuine... ‘A deliciously dark invitation to the strange world of Schwartzgarten.' WE LOVE THIS BOOK

      When twins Greta and Feliks lose their beloved Aunt Gisela to a poisoned marzipan cake and are sent to the ill-omened Schwartzgarten Reformatory for Maladjusted Children it seems their fate is sealed... that is until they are rescued by the glamorous and wealthy Olga Van Veenen, a fabulous children's author. The two twins are grateful but something tells them that Olga's motives are not entirely genuine... ‘A deliciously dark invitation to the strange world of Schwartzgarten.' WE LOVE THIS BOOK

    • 3

      The Lily-Livered Prince
      The Lily-Livered Prince

      The Lily-Livered Prince

      Christopher William Hill
      0 ratings
      0 ratings

      Meet Eugene, the most portly of princes, and Kalvitas, the most courageous of chocolate makers. Theirs is a tale of cakes and cowardice, bullies and battles, as they set out to defeat a terrifying tyrant. The characters are CURSED. The desserts are DEADLY. And people are NOT always as they appear...

      Meet Eugene, the most portly of princes, and Kalvitas, the most courageous of chocolate makers. Theirs is a tale of cakes and cowardice, bullies and battles, as they set out to defeat a terrifying tyrant. The characters are CURSED. The desserts are DEADLY. And people are NOT always as they appear...

    • 4

      Marius and the Band of Blood
      Marius and the Band of Blood

      Marius and the Band of Blood

      Christopher William Hill
      0 ratings
      0 ratings

      Meet Marius Myerdorf, the newest recruit of Schwartzgarten's most secret of societies. His is a tale of adventure and abduction, friendship and fearlessness, as The Band of Blood race against time to unmask two of the foulest fiends in the history of the Great City. The deeds are DASTARDLY. The twists are TERRIFYING. And happy endings are NOT always guaranteed.

      Meet Marius Myerdorf, the newest recruit of Schwartzgarten's most secret of societies. His is a tale of adventure and abduction, friendship and fearlessness, as The Band of Blood race against time to unmask two of the foulest fiends in the history of the Great City. The deeds are DASTARDLY. The twists are TERRIFYING. And happy endings are NOT always guaranteed.

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