Keith Macleod is the last unmarried son of an old Highland family living frugally in Castle Dare on the coast of Mull. Visiting London for the season, he falls in love with Gertrude White, a gifted and admired actress, and tries to bring together the world of the theatre and the wild, proud life of the Western Isles.
One of Black’s most successful novels, rich in Hebridean scenery and Victorian London society. Download the free EPUB.