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My Name is Markham

The Chronicles of St Mary's

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Best-selling author Jodi Taylor returns with a brand-new Chronicles of St Mary's short story.

Like a smaller and much scruffier Greta Garbo - finally - Markham speaks!

It's Christmas and time for the first (and almost certainly last) St Mary's Annual Children's Christmas Party - attendance compulsory, by order of Dr Bairstow. Discovered practising his illegal reindeer dance and poo-dropping routine, our hero, along with fellow disaster magnets Peterson and Maxwell, is dispatched to Anglo-Saxon England to discover the truth about Alfred and the cakes. In his own words, our hero reveals Major Guthrie's six-point guide to a successful assignment and the Security Section's true opinion of the History Department. And of historians in general. And of one historian in particular.

And, just to be clear, it is time travel, for God's sake. Forget all that pretentious 'investigating major historical events in contemporary time' rubbish. This is history without the capital H. Because this is the way the Security Section rolls!

©2016 Jodi Taylor (P)2016 Audible, Ltd Anthologies & Short Stories Fiction Science Fiction Time Travel Winter Christmas Funny Witty Short Story
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A little odd not to hear Zara's voice, but Piers has the same sense of timing and 'gets' the jokes just as well. And Jodi can't do anything wrong in my eyes... Her writing is just sublime and I adore the St Mary's series. May it continue forever!

Sublime

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Great story in keeping with the style of Jodi Taylor and St Mary's. Funny and informative all at the same time. Fabulous!

Lovely story

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As a dedicated Jodi Taylor fan I wait eagerly for her St Mary's Christmas short stories and this one certainly didn't disappoint! Have listened to it twice, already - sad, or what?? Piers Wehner did an unexpectedly splendid job too (only unexpected as I LOVE Zara Ramm's reading of the St Mary's stories SO much!).
Splendid job all round!!

Lovely Christmas treat! ❤

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Another lovely day out. But with a twist, it not Maxes this time.
Really enjoyed the book still loaded with lots of fun.

another great book

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Wonderful fascinating short story, for anyone at bedtime, or any other time.

I have loved this series. Going back in time to see what really happened, who could not be fascinated. The humour is real and wonderful and the characters all so different yet coming together as a brilliant team when up against it in the depths of an adventure.

I recommend you give this short story a listen, then search out all the previous full length Chronicles for a delightful escape into history with a small h.

History 'with a small h'!

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