Richard Carvel — Volume 05
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 2004-10-18 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #5369 |
Description
"Richard Carvel — Volume 05" by Winston Churchill is a historical novel first published in 1899. This fifth volume plunges readers into the glittering yet corrupt world of eighteenth-century London society during the American revolutionary era. Young Richard Carvel navigates the treacherous waters of fashionable English life, where he befriends political luminaries like Charles James Fox, declares his love for the beautiful Dorothy Manners, and makes a dangerous enemy of the dissolute Duke of Chartersea. His plain American values clash with aristocratic decadence in this tale of adventure and romance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)