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.

cover of a photocopy of the story. The text in the upper right corner reads "Return to Lily." Many of the circuit stories were circulated via loaned photocopies.

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.