When Sir Sacheverrell ("Zack") Havergal, the 8th baronet, quits Pendlecur Hall in the county of Nossex to become an Australian wine-maker, his son Tom sets out to save the ancient family seat by re-launching it as a corporate entertaining facility. His noble efforts are aided by the bent lawyer Oliver, the Hall's housekeeper Marigold, the lusty shepherdess Alison, the gorgeous cordon-bleu trained Jane, and Mole the Handyman -- by no means overlooking the ghost of Sir Tufton Havergal, the 3rd Baronet, and the canine Bogroll. Hangdog Hall chronicles the seasons in the enterprise's first year, from the haunting scent of wild violets in Spring, to the first annual Pendlecur Boxing Day cricket match.
ISBN: 1-84045-038-X
"This charming throwback of a novel, composed in the honourable tradition of PG Wodehouse, pre-dates (and I believe far excels) the TV series Monarch of the Glen. Switch off the box and get on the web!"
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