Opening with winter settling over the old world while the new enjoys its summer holiday, Farjeon’s long novel follows Basil and Annette through a plot of imposture and mistaken identity, with ambitious printers, newspapers and advertisements, family secrets and a large cast of the comic and the good-hearted.
A crowded, sentimental Victorian novel in the Dickensian manner, for readers who enjoy a long story. Download the free EPUB.