Miser Farebrother: A Novel (vol. 1 of 3)

"Miser Farebrother: A Novel (vol. 1 of 3)" by B. L. Farjeon, is a 19th-century story focused on the crumbling Parksides estate and the complicated web of lives surrounding it. Miser Farebrother arrives at Parksides, a once-impressive property now decaying, and the story follows his interactions with the previous caretakers, the impoverished Mr. and Mrs. Barley whose daughter, Jane, seeks to help them, and a young boy named Tom Barley. Hints of ghostly happenings and the sad fate of the Barley family combine as the characters destinies get tangled together.