Hugo Darracott, the Yorkshire-raised grandson of the tyrannical Lord Darracott, arrives at the family estate in Regency England, an apparent country bumpkin with unfashionable manners. His cousins and his grandfather expect him to be a joke, but Hugo proves shrewd and unflappable. As he sorts out the family's squabbles, including a cousin's smuggling, he becomes the household's unlikely center of calm.
Fans of Heyer's comic Regency novels will find this one an especially warm example, with a hero who is quietly capable and a family full of eccentrics. It suits readers who like humor and romance built on character rather than melodrama.
Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1959
- Language
- EN
