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The toll-keepers

by Benjamin Clarke

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateChildren's18 chapters
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CEFR level
B2
Length
18 chapters
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About this book

About this book

Spend a summer day at Bushgrove farm, where lively siblings Sophy and Nelly Cousens run the toll gate that guards their father's return, turning everyday moments into warm, playful adventures filled with family love and simple joys.

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Contents

18 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02CONTENTS.
03THE TOLL-KEEPERS.
04CHIPS FROM A NAVAL OFFICER’S LOG.
05A SHORT ACCOUNT OF GIBRALTAR. FROM NOTES OF A PERSONAL VISIT.
06A GENEROUS ENEMY.
07THIRSTY JACK.
08A VISIT TO MALTA.
09THE FAT CAPTAIN.
10A CONVICT STORY.
11THE LITTER OF PUPS.
12ABOUT FISHING.

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