Ralph Dacre

by Anne Stevenson

Genres: Historical Fiction

255 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

Anne Stevenson was an American-British poet and biographer.

Reviews

[Noorilhuda · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well, the 1st edition was released in 1966, not 70s and I just read the 1969 Collins edition - I don't remember whether I got it from some old-books store in teenage years or whether it's my mom's, but it was just lying on a shelf and I thought to be done with it: It almost is a bubble-gum Wuthering Heights - a brooding moorish hero Ralph, a weak-minded heroine Sarah and devil-incarnate Francis. Just read it to get a feel of how historical romances were written like in the 60s. Story is okay but Ralph Dacre should have ended up with sensible mature Elizabeth and not weak-minded Sarah who married Francis at the drop of a hat even though she had lived her whole life with Ralph and loved him! Anyways, now I can put the book back in the shelf I found it in! I doubt I'll remember ever reading it!