A Ride with the Devil

Ranworth, Norfolk, England (map)

Dated: 1770

Colonel Thomas Sydney lived at the Old Hall, Ranworth in Norfolk; he was a bully and a drunkard who loved a bet. Find out the trouble that one gamble caused him.

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Name: Renesmee	5th May 2013
the Colonel is a man who has a black cold stone heart !!!!

Name: Scary Is Awesome	27th April 2013
I'd like to see that on 31st December. But not by myself obviously.Also they should get like ghost investigators because that would be interesting.

Name: Boy 2000	24th April 2013
AMAZING!!! what a dramatic story I loved the ending :-)

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