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First published in 1930, Rogue Herries is the opening volume of Hugh Walpole's ambitious Herries Chronicle, a multi-generational portrait of an English family shaped by pride, inheritance, and moral conflict. Set against the stark and enduring landscape of England's Lake District, the novel traces the origins of the Herries family through ambition, defiance, and deeply rooted loyalties. At its center is Francis Herries, a figure driven by will and temperament, whose choices reverberate across generations. Walpole's novel is less concerned with plot than with character, atmosphere, and the slow accumulation of consequence. Drawing on regional identity and psychological realism, Rogue Herries explores how personal flaws and virtues become family legacy. This Rediscovered Books edition presents the novel as a recovered literary work of early twentieth-century English fiction-measured, confident, and emotionally restrained-inviting modern readers to rediscover a once-celebrated author whose reputation has quietly faded despite lasting achievement.

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Hugh Walpole (1884-1941) was a prominent English novelist, critic, and literary figure of the early twentieth century. Widely read during his lifetime, Walpole was known for his psychological insight, regional realism, and engagement with the moral tensions of English society between the wars.A prolific author of novels, essays, and biographies, Walpole served as vice-president of the Royal Society of Literature and was closely associated with the literary circles of his era. Although his reputation declined after his death, works such as Rogue Herries reveal a writer of considerable depth and craftsmanship, deserving renewed attention within the canon of modern English fiction.

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