[1] Besant, Walter, 1836-1901: St. Katherine’s by the Tower; a novel
[2} Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is the third novel by George Eliot, published in 1861.
[3] Geoff – Geoff Barnard (1872-1891) – Poz and Doz’s brother who died. He was an artist with huge potential, taking after his father, Fred Barnard.
[4] The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit is a novel by Charles Dickens was originally serialised between 1842 and 1844.
[5] Cretonne was originally a strong, white fabric with a hempen warp and linen weft was originally a strong, white fabric with a hempen warp and linen weft.
[6] Coy Pond Road, Branksome, Poole, BH12 1HX – Coy Pond and the gardens cover around 9 acres of land, from Branksome towards Bournemouth Gardens.
[7] Branksome is a suburb of Poole in Dorset, England.
[8] Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family by Elizabeth Rundle Charles, a story set in Germany at the time of Luther and the German Reformation.
[9] Netting was a form of needlecraft, popular among Victorian ladies, that used linen, cotton, or silk thread to weave mesh purses as well as mesh decorations for handkerchiefs and similar articles.
[10] The Story of Sonny Sahib by Sara Jeannette Duncan.
[11] Winning the Victory; Author: ‘Evelyn Everett-Green – “a tale – only a tale, and seems to find no redeeming qualities in it.”
[12] Branksome Dene Chine, Branksome Chine and Alum Chine (a chine being the local name for a deep gorge caused by river erosion extending to the sea) – take your pick!
[13] Cecil Barnard (Barnard Family, so related – 1st cousin, once removed) Member of the Savage Club and a talented musician and entertainer.
[14] Boyhood is the second novel in Leo Tolstoy’s autobiographical trilogy.
[15] Let Nothing You Dismay by Walter Besant, 1883 – short novel.
[16] Frank Fairleigh: Or Scenes from the Life of a Private Pupil by Francis Edward Smedley.
The Diaries of my Great-Great-Aunt Kate 