On Christmas Eve the villagers of St. Bride’s wassail Farmer Teazel’s apple trees, and a death soon leaves the duchy of Penarvon with a new heir. Eustace Marchmont, man of the world and mystic, sets out to be a friend of the people, but his gospel of discontent and his subtle scepticism kindle a wave of revolt and trouble his cousin Bride.
A substantial Victorian novel of faith, doubt and social conscience on the West Country coast. Download the free EPUB.