Tuesday 31 January 2023

Golden Age (40) : The House Opposite

The House Opposite by J. Jefferson Farjeon is apparently the second Ben the Tramp story. Now Ben is the main character of this tale, a good old gentleman of the road who stumbles upon mysterious and even murderous goings on in the house opposite the one he is squatting in.

Ben is reluctantly drawn in to try and solve the mysterious goings on. The story is fairly unusual but at times a bit hard going. I've always found trying to read strong dialect is a bit tedious but i suppose it makes Ben more authentic. Once the story gets going its worth the read but getting there without giving up is the key.