The Rentons have been landed people in Berkshire for centuries, yet each heir has been expected to work. When their father dies, his will sends Frank, Ben and Laurie out into the world in humble circumstances, and the novel follows their separate careers, debts and loves while their mother frets over the clever one who has vanished.
A long, humane Victorian family novel full of Oliphant’s shrewd observation of character. Download the free EPUB.