Heritage Perilous

Jasper Shrig Mysteries #6

by Jeffery Farnol

"Heritage Perilous" is a novel by the British author Jeffery Farnol, who, together with Georgette Heyer, were the initiators of the Regency romance genre. "Heritage Perilous" was published in 1946 and is the first part of the sequence of two novels. The second part, "My Lord of Wrybourne," was published two years later based on the first book's popularity. The story tells about a young seaman who unexpectedly inherits an estate and vast lands when returning from a hard voyage. Yet, the immense wealth is not so easy to keep in hands with so many greedy relatives and envious neighbors. Will he succeed in keeping his heritage and win the love of charming Andromeda, a raven-haired beauty?

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1946

About the author

John Jeffery Farnol was born in Aston, Birmingham, England, UK, son of Kate Jeffery and Henry John Farnol, a factory-employed brass-founder. The marriage had three more children, two boys and a girl.] He was brought up in London and Kent. He attended the Westminster School of Art, after he had lost his job in a Birmingham metal-working firm.

In 1900 he married Blanche Wilhelmina Victoria Hawley (1883–1955), the 16 years old daughter of the noted New York scenic artist H. Hughson Hawley; they moved to the United States, where he found work as a scene painter. The marriage had a daughter, Gillian Hawley. He returned to England around 1910, and settled in Eastbourne, Sussex. In 1938, he divorced and remarried with Phyllis Mary Clarke on 20 May, and adopted her daughter, Charmian Jane.

On 9 August 1952, he died aged 73 in Eastbourne, after a long battle with cancer.

Farnol published his first romance novel My Lady Caprice in 1907. The success of his early novels led Farnol toeventually become a professional writer. He produced around 40 novels and volumes of stories, and some non-fiction and children's books. His last book was completed by his second wife Phyllis.

From Wikipedia