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Sherard, Robert Harborough

 
9781333506520: A Bartered Honour, Vol. 2 of 3 (Classic Reprint): A Novel

Synopsis

Love, class, and a perilous ascent from privilege to poverty in a sweeping late‑Victorian tale.

A young heir loses his fortune and must confront the harsh realities of life while chasing a perilous romance in a world of power, pride, and longing. Set against Italian shores and English estates, the story tracks a man torn between memory, duty, and a love he fears he cannot keep.

The narrative follows Charles Hauberk Benson as he leaves a life of comfort for the struggle of need, and surveys the moral terrain of romance, honor, and social expectation. Interwoven are sharp portraits of desire, jealousy, and the intimate costs of passion, along with a parallel thread about Sabine Hiram and Esther Lovell, whose fates reveal another facet of constraint and longing within a changing society.
  • Character study of a young man torn by love and social duty
  • Vivid scenes of Italy and Europe that illuminate mood and ambition
  • Explorations of class, pride, and what it means to be honorable
  • A subplot about confinement, letters, and the pressure of institutions
Ideal for readers who enjoy character‑driven historical fiction with romance, ambition, and moral conflict.

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