Ross Poldark
Cornwall, 1783-87 Tired from a grim war in America, Ross Poldark returns to his land and his family. But the joyful homecoming he had anticipated turns sour, for his father is dead, his estate derelict, and the girl he loves is engaged to his cousin. However, his sympathy for the destitute...
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Cornwall, 1783-87
Tired from a grim war in America, Ross Poldark returns to his land and his family. But the joyful homecoming he had anticipated turns sour, for his father is dead, his estate derelict, and the girl he loves is engaged to his cousin.
However, his sympathy for the destitute miners and farmers of the district leads him to rescue a half-starved urchin girl from a fairground brawl and take her home - an act which alters the whole course of his life . . .
'From the incomparable Winston Graham . . . who has everything that anyone else has, then a whole lot more' Guardian
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781447281528 (1447281527)
ASIN: B01D1PH9WW
Publish date: 2015-02-12
Publisher: Pan
Pages no: 464
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Mystery,
Drama,
Historical Romance,
Romantic,
18th Century
Series: The Poldark Saga (#1)
Ross Poldark, the scandalous son of a minor land-owner, comes back from serving the Crown in the War for American Independence to find his father dead, his estate in disrepair, and the woman who he'd hoped to wed engaged to someone else (a formerly close friend, actually). Understandably, he's about...
Absolutely enjoyed this book.
As I hoped, I enjoyed the book just as much, if not more than the Masterpiece series! Of course there are differences, but over all I think the show stayed true in much of the story. I enjoy getting the full story though, and plan to continue enjoying both. While I love Ross, I feel that his relatio...
Coming home from war is hard. Coming home from war to learn that the woman you love is marrying your cousin, your father has just died, your servants are drunken slatterns, and that you have a lot of work ahead of you to turn around the estate’s fortunes is exponentially harder. It’s little wonder t...
Oczywiście, że najpierw obejrzałem serial, tę nową wersję, bo podobno istnieje też wersja starsza. Z początku mnie nie zachwycał, ale w miarę szybko się wciągnąłem (aktorka grająca Demelzę jest przepiękna). A potem przyszło olśnienie, że cały ten Poldark powstał na podstawie książek Winstona Grahama...
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