Edwardian Period Writing - Olveston

By Anna Garthwaite | Posted: Thursday November 30, 2017

By Michael Rietveld

What years were the Edwardian era?

1901 – 1910

The detective waited at the front door. His wooden pipe slung half out of his mouth and his suit was perfectly ironed. His brown hair soaking from the heavy rain that had belted down that day. Gidday, he said “ I'm Mr Brown, The detective. I am here to search your house for the death of Mrs Batchelor. As he spoke charcoal spatted out out of his mouth and onto the newly tiled foyer. The maid came promptly after to clean up the mess.

He started to inspect the hallway which lay dead ahead of him. He stared at every wall, painting and picture but found no trace of evidence showing the death of Mrs Batchelor. He then moved on to the billiard room. He spent a minute visualising a game of billiard. A group of men smoking around the newly built table hitting the ball sending a break through the air. He blinked a couple of times and just saw a lifeless room with a beautifully carved billiard table.

He then came across the room at which Mrs Batchelor had been murdered. He inspected the site at which the metal substance had met her heart. A pool of crimson soaked into her silk new ball dress and her face was like a porcelain doll.

He kept searching the room for any more clues that could lead up to the murder. He then spotted something dazzling in the carpet. He held it up to the light. It was an expensive broach that Mrs Batchelor had purchased from China before the incident. He turned it round to inspect the pin. A strand of blonde hair and fraying blue thread floated gently towards the ground. The evidence he was looking for had now been discovered.

Before he could do anything he felt a strong blow to the back of his head. He clutched it tightly and let out a scream as he tumbled to the cold floor unconscious.

The next day a newspaper article was released. It's headline read “ unusual disappearance of detective shortly after Mansion owner Mrs Batchelor's murder. No evidence recovered” Mr Brown was never seen again.