For generations a FitzHenry has served at sea, so when young Fitz fails his examination for the Royal Navy, his family’s tradition seems broken. The story follows him into adult life and a tangle of loyalty and rivalry with a puzzling Count and the woman called Eve, played out in chapters titled like the hands of a card game.
A polished late-Victorian romance from a novelist admired in his day for intrigue and crisp dialogue. Download the free EPUB.