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Written by Edith Nesbit - Audio book performed by Teresa Gallagher - Abridged Fiction - 3 COMPACT DISCS - 3 hours, 17 minutes

Publisher, Naxos Audiobooks (April 2005)

The Wouldbegoods, a sequel to The Treasure Seekers, reacquaints us with the six Bastable children: Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noël and H.O. Again, the story is told by you-may-not-know-who, and the children find all sorts of ways in which to amuse themselves in the country during the summer holidays.

"Children are like jam," says the Indian uncle, "all very well in the proper place, but you can’t stand them all over the shop - eh, what?" Well, the children do their best, but they do get themselves into trouble – right from the beginning, when their latest brainwave is to create a jungle in the garden...

About the Performer: Teresa Gallagher has performed in many leading roles in both plays and musicals across the country, London's West End and off Broadway. In addition, she is a well-known voice to listeners of BBC Radio Drama. Her work on film includes The Misadventures of Margaret and Mike Leigh's Topsy Turvy. For Naxos AudioBooks she has recorded the Biography of Jane Austen and selections from The Decameron by Boccaccio. She has also read Classic Women's Short Stories, Heidi and The Treasure Seekers for Naxos AudioBooks.