![]() Many of the aristocracy and gentry are in straitened circumstances, and the poverty-stricken tenants who rely on them for their livelihoods are on the verge of starvation. Welsh mining success and the cut-throat banking practices of the upstart, nouveau riche Warleggan family have taken their toll on the local Cornish economy. In other good news, Ross’s father has also died, leaving nothing but a crumbling estate, dilapidated mines, debt, and a couple of feckless house servants. ![]() His love, Elizabeth, has demonstrated her faithfulness by becoming engaged to his cousin, Francis. ![]() ![]() Set during the Georgian period (the saga begins circa 1783), the first novels revolve around the titular character, Ross Poldark, just returned home to Cornwall after fighting in the American war (aka the Revolution). Graham then took a hiatus from the saga for twenty years before starting up again, with the last novel, Bella Poldark, appearing in 2002, shortly before his death. The first novel, Ross Poldark, was published in 1945, and three other books would quickly follow. Despite this massive oeuvre, Graham is probably most famous for a single series of a dozen novels: his Poldark saga. Winston Graham was the definition of a prolific author beginning in 1934, he published at least one book a year until he died in 2003. ![]()
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