Jeffery Farnol
(1878 - 1952)
John Jeffery Farnol (February 10, 1878 – August 9, 1952) was an English author, known for his many romantic novels, some formulaic and set in the English Regency period, and swashbucklers. He with Georgette Heyer founded the Regency romantic genre; two of his early books, The Amateur Gentleman and The Broad Highway, have been issued in a version edited by Barbara Cartland.
Bibliography
The Amateur Gentleman (1913)
Barnabas Barty comes into the possession of a vast fortune and determines to use it to become a gentleman. He must first knock his father down, although as respectfully as may be. Read online at archive.org.
Beltane the Smith (1915)
Growing up isolated among hermits, young Beltane has a lot to learn about the world. His education begins when a stranger comes to the woods offering sword and horse lessons to the young man. Still, will he be ready when Lady Helen of Mortain rides through and catches his eye?
High Adventure (1926)
A tale of true high adventure in Georgian times.
Read online at archive.org.
The Queen’s Gift Book (1915)
An anthology sold as a fundraiser for World War I hospitals. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
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