re: Joan Aiken and Dido Twite.
This is part of a long and not always directly connected series set in
a nineteenth century England (and sometimes America) where the
Stuarts are still on the throne and there are periodic Hanoverian
revolts. See St. James Press, Encyclopedia of Fantasy for a good
listing of Aiken's work. Below is a rough outline of those which spring
immediately to mind.
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase : Sylvia goes to live with her
cousin. Her cousin's parents die in a shipwreck and they are sent to
an orphanage by their governess who has forged a will. They are
eventually recognised by Simon, a goose boy with a talent for
drawing.
Black Hearts in Battersea : Simon goes to London to train as an
artist, discovers a Haoverian plot and meets Dido Twite for the first
time.
no more summaries as it would spoil the plot of Black Hearts in
Battersea (my personal favourite)
Night Birds on Nantucket is the next and then I forget the whole list
but they are all back in print in Britain, so might also be in the US.
Farah
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