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Oct 2021
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Afterward by Edith Wharton: A Story to H...

Bedtime Stories with Taesha Glasgow
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Need help drifting off to sleep? Settle in with tonight's bedtime story - Afterward by Edith Wharton. This short story was first published in 1910. Mary and Ned Boyne move from America to the village of Lyng in Dorsetshire. Enjoying their new wealth, they joked that they wanted an old house with a ghost. Be careful what you wish for...

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