The stranger from the sea : a novel of Cornwall 1810-1811

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Title:

The stranger from the sea : a novel of Cornwall 1810-1811

Author:

Graham, Winston, author.

Series:

Poldark ;

Series Number:

Summary:

The Poldark family awaits the return of Ross from his mission to Wellington's army in Portugal. But their ordered existence ends with Jeremy Poldark's dramatic rescue of a stranger from the sea. Stephen Carrington's arrival in the Poldark household changes all their lives. For Clowance and Jeremy in particular, the children of Ross and Demelza, Stephen's advent is the key to a new world--one of both love and danger.

General Note:

Originally published: London : William Collins Sons & Co, 1981.

Physical Description:

499 pages : genealogical tables ; 20 cm.

Genre:

Historical fiction.

Domestic fiction.

Subject Term:

Poldark, Ross (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Cornwall (England : County) -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Pan Books,

Publication Date:

2008

1981

ISBN:

9780330463386

Publication Information:

London : Pan Books, 2008.

Call Number:

GRAHAM

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Cornwall 1810. The Poldark family awaits the return of Ross from his mission to Wellington's army in Portugal. But their ordered existence ends with Jeremy Poldark's dramatic rescue of The Stranger from the Sea. Stephen Carrington's arrival in the Poldark household changes all their lives. For Clowance and Jeremy in particular, the children of Ross and Demelza, Stephen's advent is the key to a new world - one of both love and danger. 'From the incomparable Winston Graham... who has everything that anyone else has, then a whole lot more' Guardian

Author Notes

Winston Graham is the author of more than forty novels, which include Cordelia, Marnie, The Walking Stick and Stephanie as well as the highly successful Poldark series. His novels have been translated into seventeen languages and six have been filmed. Six of Winston Graham's books have been filmed for the big screen, the most notable being Marnie directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Two television series were made of the Poldark novels which were broadcast in twenty-two countries. Winston Graham was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and in 1983 was awarded the OBE. He died in July 2003