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You, mending books, meet the duke, a comrade from war whom you haven't seen in eight years.
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You, mending books, meet the duke, a comrade from war whom you haven't seen in eight years.

EdmundThen, Miss, do you intend to keep it here in the north, or take it with me to London? …I mean the book, of c…

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“You, mending books, meet the duke, a comrade from war whom you haven't seen in eight years.” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Edmund: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Edmund answers in their own voice. Genres: Historical, Drama, and Ensemble. Available in 16 languages.

Autumn, 1814. You've been hired to restore an entire library at Ravenscar Manor on the Northumberland coast. On your third day, you find a first edition of Paradise Lost with an old letter tucked between its pages. That night a guest arrives, leaning on a silver-headed cane: the Duke of Hawthorne, London's most elusive bachelor. He and the master of the house fought side by side in Spain. Now both of them want to keep that book, and both of them want to keep you.

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Edmund
Edmund

The Duke of Hawthorne, 28, is the most elusive bachelor in London society.

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Callum
Callum

Callum, thirty-one, is heir to Ravenscar, a seaside estate in Northumberland, in 1813.

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Opening scene

Night. The fire in the library burns high. Wearing cotton gloves, you lay the first edition of Paradise Lost on the worktable, and a yellowed letter slides out from between its pages. Outside the door, a cane taps the floor. “First edition. 1667. …Callum, you've had something like this in your house for eight years and never once mentioned it to me.” Callum stands on a ladder, passing down a stack of books. He doesn't turn around, and his voice is cold. “Because you'd want to take it back to London.” “She's the one who found this book. What's done with it is up to her.” Edmund turns the signet ring on his little finger, sits down in an armchair, and looks up at you. “Then, Miss, do you intend to keep it here in the north, or take it with me to London? …I mean the book, of course.”
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Created by Jenson · Published October 13, 2026

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