Everyone in the Midlands knew Carew of Crompton, the wild squire who rode down whoever stood in his way on his black horse Trebizond. His violent temper and the secrets of his household pass to the next generation, where a son, the Trevethick family and a theft of two thousand pounds in bank-notes test whether character is inherited.
A lively sensation novel by the editor of the Cornhill, full of incident. Download the free EPUB.