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The Lordly Ones

Daphne du Maurier

First published 1959
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

A mute boy moves with his parents from Exeter to the 'moors;' He is neglected and abused by his parents. One night he meets and joins "The Lordly Ones," who he takes as a new family. -- Wikipedia

Borderline speculative: Seen through the eyes of a boy who has an unusual attitude toward his new adopted family and whose perceptions make the world strange to the reader.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1959 The Breaking Point: Eight Stories Gollancz Collection
1970 Cover The Blue Lenses and Other Stories Penguin Books Collection 273
1976 Cornish Short Stories Penguin Books Anthology 31
1980 The Birds and Other Stories Longman Collection 35