The saga of the Stevenson family continues through the 1860's when Caspar and Boy, sons of one of the richest men in the world, become part of their father's plan to conquer society as he has already conquered the worlds of industry and finance
This book (#3 in the series) focuses as much on the second generation as the first. The author begins to explore questions of merit, privilege, capitalism and social equality in the early part of Queen Victoria's reign.