BAGTHORPES ABROAD

By Helen Cresswell

Synopsis

The adventures of the eccentric Bagthorpe family as they go on holiday to a reputedly haunted house in Wales, with disastrous results.

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Narrator	Philippa Berry
Length	6hrs
Catalogue No.	615841
Publisher	Penguin

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