Described on its first publication by John Buchan as the finest English novel since Jude the Obscure, Rogue Herries tells the story of the larger than life Francis Herries who uproots his family from Yorkshire and brings them to live in Borrowdale where their life is as dramatic as the landscape surrounding them. Proud, violent and impetuous he despises his first wife, sells his mistress at a county fair and forms a great love for the teenage gypsy Mirabell Starr. Alongside this turbulent story, runs that of his son David, ...
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Described on its first publication by John Buchan as the finest English novel since Jude the Obscure, Rogue Herries tells the story of the larger than life Francis Herries who uproots his family from Yorkshire and brings them to live in Borrowdale where their life is as dramatic as the landscape surrounding them. Proud, violent and impetuous he despises his first wife, sells his mistress at a county fair and forms a great love for the teenage gypsy Mirabell Starr. Alongside this turbulent story, runs that of his son David, with enemies of his own, and that of his gentle daughter Deborah with placid dreams that will not be realised in her father's house. 'As a feat both of knowledge and imagination the book is huge' Observer 'A superb work of fiction. There is not one tired listless page' J.B. Priestly The Graphic
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Add this copy of Rogue Herries: and, Judith Paris to cart. $4.40, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published by The Book Club.
Add this copy of Rogue Herries to cart. $4.95, good condition, Sold by ABC Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MO, UNITED STATES, published 1930 by DoubleDay.
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Good. Published by Grosset & Dunlap by arrangement with DoubleDay. 1930. Maroon boards with yellow lettering and blue decoration to cover and spine. No dust jacket. Rubbing, fraying, and tears to boards. Corners are bumped. Sticker from previous owner inside back cover. Tanning to pages. Deckled edges. No apparent marks throughout this book. Tracking available on most domestic orders.
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Good. 448 p. Audience: General/trade. clean and tight, bottom corner is bumped and some pages are bent a little at the corner, cover has some creases. no markings.
Add this copy of Rogue Herries (Herries Chronicles) to cart. $6.22, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Frances Lincoln.
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Good. 9997408861. No jacket. Light cover wear and spotting. Front hinge delicate but not broken. Presentation tag on half-title. Clean interior. A Little Store that's BIG on Service. Tracking on every package.; 4212.
Add this copy of Rogue Herries to cart. $10.01, good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1931 by Macmillan and Co.
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Good in good dust jacket. Dust jacket shows moderate wear, tear, chipping, rubbing, and tanning. Pages are lightly tanned and clean. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Cover wear, tight binding, clean throughout, Very Good- in cover wear and minor soiling, a few chips to edges, in mylar cover, Good+ jacket. 524pp, octavo.
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
