The tale of Francis Herries, the "rogue" of the title. A violent and impetuous man, a faithless husband and a capricious father, the Borrowdale valley (his home for 40 years) and his unrequited love for gypsy Mirabell Starr are the two forces which drive him.
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The tale of Francis Herries, the "rogue" of the title. A violent and impetuous man, a faithless husband and a capricious father, the Borrowdale valley (his home for 40 years) and his unrequited love for gypsy Mirabell Starr are the two forces which drive him.
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Add this copy of Rogue Herries: Volume 1 of "the Herries Chronicles" to cart. $39.90, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Alan Sutton Publishing.
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Fine in None Issued jacket. 378 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. Set In The Lake District, This Is The First Part Of The Herries Chronicle, Of Francis The "rogue" Of The Title.
Hugh Walpole may be labeled 'dated' by some but what could be better than a good old-fashioned read in the winter season to keep up one's spirits. I am just finishing the four book series and do not want it to end as the characters have become old friends who, unlike those usually portrayed in historically placed novels, display all their bumps and warts with calm openness. Villains are also portrayed with vulnerabilities, so they are not easily dismissed.
Setting is of utmost importance; Walpole's 'Cumberland' is so real and so accessible to the reader who becomes attached to every stone outcropping, every stream and every field of wildflowers.
Politics are always standing just outside the action and the unfolding of the generations of the proud and stubbornly middle class Herries, the backbone of English society.
Maith
Jun 21, 2007
Grand ambition
The first of four books in the Herries' saga, Rogue Herries is a fine novel on its own. Walpole has deliberately set out to pay tribute to the people and landscape of Cumbria, more often known as the Lake District, of England. The descriptions of the characters and the fells, the towns and the villages, have a power and freshness which is not quite as well maintained in the later books. The importance of the sense of family, of social class and tradition are placed in the context of historical events. Writing style is typical of the slower, more thoughtful approach of the 1930s. This is not an action-packed thriller to be raced through, but rather a carefully crafted work to be savoured slowly
