Young Rodney Stone, son of a naval officer in the Sussex village of Friar’s Oak, is taken up by his uncle, the dandy Sir Charles Tregellis, and introduced to the fashionable world of the Prince of Wales. His friend Boy Jim, the blacksmith’s nephew, longs to fight in the prize ring, and a great match on which a fortune is wagered draws them into a mystery at Cliffe Royal.
Conan Doyle’s lively picture of the boxing, coaching and dandyism of Regency England. Download the free EPUB.