Ross Poldark: a novel of Cornwall, 1783-1787

Returning from a grim war in America, Ross Poldark comes home to Cornwall and to 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 has become 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 changes the entire course of his life . . .Ross Poldark is the first novel in Winston Graham's sweeping saga of Cornish life in the eighteenth century. First published in 1945, the 'Poldark' series has twice been adapted for television and has enthralled readers for over seventy years. With an introduction by Liz Fenwick.