Let No Dog Bark

Troubled times and strife bring unknown opportunities to unlikely people, including opportunities that could change the world. In October 1873, with the collapse of Jay Cooke Bank in America and the lack funding for the expansion of the American Railroads, created a ripple of chaos and a crash in the financial system around the world. Josiah Raines, a merchant banker in London and Henry Brooks, Butler were just two of the many people who would need to find a way to put the world back in balance.

Troubled times and strife bring unknown opportunities to unlikely people, including opportunities that could change the world. This novel is both about things that did happen and things that might have happened. It will take you back in time to the early 1870s in the prosperous English city of London. Josiah Raines is fashioned after the author's great-grandfather, Frederick Henry Daniels. He was a merchant banker in the City of London and a wealthy man. He was an Alderman and a Freeman of the City of London. This is his story as it happened and perhaps as he wished it to happen. Everything seemed normal until he entered the street. Chaos, cars and people everywhere, shouting, screaming, crying, lost in confusion. Josiah knew things had been very tense and unpredictable but was in no way prepared for what was to happen next. After the bank closed everything had changed. On his walk home the responsibilities for not only his family but a full house staff weighed heavily upon him. Josiah's glass had always been half-full to overflowing was now difficult seeing it as neither half-full nor half-empty. Before ushering the previous residents out onto the streets, all the locks had been changed. The eleven stood on the sidewalk in front of what, moments ago, was home, now looked up to the heavens praying that answers would suddenly fall from the sky. Fate can be cruel! Who amongst them had the strength, imagination and drive to hold them all together and to lead them to a new better life?

Author Brian Bowler was born during the Summer solstice, June 21st—the longest day in 1933. But 88 years later, he is making his presence known with "Let No Dog Bark." He is currently working on a collection of letters and short stories called "From Penury to Poverty," about his life experiences. Bowler attended East Oxford Primary School and earned a scholarship to the Oxford City Education Department at the age of 10 for his original story idea. Submitting this manuscript for Editing Services to BabyBook prior to publication resulted in the following recognition. "This is a charming historical fiction tale that begins in London at the turn of the century - following a wealthy family, their devoted butler and servants after the financial crash experienced around the world. ...The once poverty-stricken Londoners not only become land-owners but also realize wealth in not just money but in lifelong friendships." "The author's historical knowledge and presentation is to be commended, as is his incredible talent to relate the necessary steps and ideas that Henry and his cohorts come up with to continue to build the business. The government requiring food storage and hence turning the farm into a food processing industry is nothing less than brilliant."