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The Walled Garden, or, William Ashton's Secret
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| Title: | The Walled Garden, or, William Ashton's Secret |
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| Author(s): | Felicity M. Parkinson |
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| Date(s): | December 1988 |
| Medium: | print zine |
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| Fandom: | East Lynne, The Professionals fusion |
| Language: | English |
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The Walled Garden, or, William Ashton's Secret is a 154-page slash East Lynne (British TV series) Professionals fusion novel by Felicity M. Parkinson.
The story was released as part of The Professionals circuit.
Author's Preface: From the Zine
Author's preface:
This story evolved after reading East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood and watching its television adaptation. I did not believe that Archibald Carlyle would 'live happily ever after' with Barbara. For a variety of reasons, this piece of writing has taken many more years than I would have believed possible at the outset. I wish to thank all those who were determined I finish it. I should also like to think that Mrs. Henry Wood, were she alive today, would understand that I care as much about Archibald Carlyle as she obviously did.
Author's Comments
Two comments from Be Gentle With Us Interview: Felicity M. Parkinson (1993):
Whichever one I happen to be working on [is my favourite story]. However, I do have a great fondness for THE WALLED GARDEN
[I] wrote THE WALLED GARDEN as a sequel to 'East Lynne', so I kept the characters and situations as they appeared in the television version, and their backgrounds and natures as given in the book.
Fan Comments
The twice widowed Archibald Carlyle (Doyle) employees William Ashton (Bodie) as a gardener. Ashton is really a wealthy man disinherited for being homosexual. The two start a relationship with some angsty ups and downs. Happy-ish end, despite the declining health of Carlyle. [1]
References
- ^ from The Circuit Library