Ross Poldark : A novel of Cornwall 1783-1787
Graham, Winston200806UU
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Tired from a war in America, Ross Poldark returns to his land and his family. But the joyful homecoming he has anticipated turns sour, for his father is dead. But his sympathy for the destitute farmers of the district leads him to rescue an urchin girl and take her home - an act which alters the whole course of his life. Cornwall in the 1780s - when powerful forces of revolution and reaction are at large in the world. Tired from a grim war in America, Ross Poldark returns to his land and his family. But the joyful homecoming he has anticipated turns sour, for his father is dead, his estate is derelict and the girl he loves is engaged to his cousin. But 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".
Main title:
Ross Poldark : A novel of Cornwall 1783-1787 / Winston Graham.
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Imprint:
London : Pan Books : [distributor] Macmillan Distribution (MDL) : [distributor] Macmillan Distribution Services Pty Ltd : [distributor] Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd : [distributor] Booksite Afrika, 2008.
Collation:
20x13 cm.
Series title:
Poldark ; 1.
Notes:
Paperback.TV tie-in.Originally published: London: Werner Laurie, 1945.Originally published: 1945Originally published: 1945.
Biography/History:
Winston Graham is the author of more than forty novels, which include Cordelia, Marnie, The Walking Stick and Stephanie as well as the highly successful Poldark series. His novels have been translated into seventeen languages and six have been filmed. Six of Winston Graham's books have been filmed for the big screen, the most notable being Marnie directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Two television series were made of the Poldark novels which were broadcast in twenty-two countries. Winston Graham was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and in 1983 was awarded the OBE. He died in July 2003.
ISBN:
9780330463294 (pbk)0330463292 (pbk)
Dewey class:
AFHFSAGF
Local class:
FIC
Language:
English
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BRN:
306775