The Heir of Redclyffe (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781530779956)

The Heir of Redclyffe tells the story of the Byronic Guy Morville, heir to the Redclyffe baronetcy, and his cousin Philip Morville, a conceited hypocrite who enjoys an unwarrantedly high reputation. When Guy raises money to secretly pay off the debts of his blackguard uncle, Philip spreads the rumour that Guy is a reckless gambler. As a result Guy's proposed marriage to his guardian's daughter Amy is called off and he is disowned by his guardian. Guy bears the situation with a new-found Christian fortitude until the uncle clears his character, enabling him to marry Amy after all. They honeymoon in Italy, finding Philip there suffering from a life-threatening fever. Guy nurses him back to health, but catches the fever himself and dies. Philip, transformed by contrition, inherits Redclyffe.

Author: Charlotte M. Yonge
ISBN-10: 1530779952
ISBN-13: 9781530779956
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 03/31/2016
Pages: 586
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.19d