The Workhouse Boy - The Big House Author:George Buchanan The Big House is a new historical fiction series set in a small Victorian town and based around the staff and the family of the manor house. Each story explores a different aspect of Victorian life in a fun and informative way, providing accurate historical information. In The Workhouse Boy, Fergus Donovan is plucked from the horrors of a Victor... more »ian workhouse and given a new start at the Big House. He will be working for the masters of the house, the de Ray family.« less