The marriage between Ross and Demelza enters a stormy period. 1950.īR3519 Warleggan: A Novel of Cornwall, 1792-1793Īlso published as The Last Gamble in 1955. Charged with plundering two wrecked ships on the beach below his house, he must prove his innocence. Ross Poldark encounters the blackest moment of his life. 1946īR3518 Jeremy Poldark: A Novel of Cornwall, 1790-1791Īlso published as Venture Once More in 1954. The young wife finds she has much to learn about the ways of society and men. Ross Poldark decides to marry Demelza, the daughter of a Cornish miner. After the death of his father, Poldark discovers the family estate is in ruins.
Toward the close of the eighteenth century, Ross Poldark returns to Cornwall from the American Revolution to find that the girl he intends to marry is engaged to his cousin. Ross Poldark: A Novel of Cornwall, 1783-1787Īlso published as The Renegade in 1951. Some braille titles are also available on BARD. Recorded titles are available on cassette, digital cartridge, and/or on the Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD), which allows registered patrons to download digital talking books and audio magazines. Titles are available in braille and/or audiobook formats. The story of their feud has been translated into several languages and dramatized on "Masterpiece Theatre," a PBS program.įollowing is a list of the novels of the Poldark series in chronological order of their contents. His principal rival, however, is not the United States, the malcontents of English society, or France but his neighbor, George Warleggan, against whom he struggles for power, money, and love. The fate of Captain Ross Poldark, a genteel and respected man and soldier, is also affected by these events. The outcome of these events decides the fate of England's politics, church, and social structure. The Poldark Series, by prolific British novelist Winston Graham, is the "story of fates hanging in the balance." The time period of the saga, 1783 to 1820, finds England attempting to recover from an unsuccessful war with the United States, entering its Industrial Revolution, and waging war with France. Vaughns NLS Aspiring Leaders Internship ProgramĬontent last modified October 2014 Introduction Directory of Producers of Reading Materials.Braille and Large Print Calendars – 2023.Bibles and Other Sacred Writings in Special Media.
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