Rogue Herries
| Author | Hugh Walpole |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical romance |
| Publisher | Macmillan (UK) Doubleday, Doran (US) |
Publication date | 1930 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type |
Rogue Herries is a historical romance novel by Hugh Walpole which was first published in 1930. It is set in Cumberland in the 18th century. The title character is Francis Herries who is nicknamed Rogue for his wild and reckless ways.[1]
The novel was the first of several about the Herries family – the Herries Chronicles. The story was inspired partly by Walpole's love of creating family trees and their imaginary history. It was also inspired by his childhood in Gosforth, where he started an adventure story about smugglers on the Cumberland coast there – his first attempt at writing.[2]
When published by Doubleday in the US, it was #7 in the Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels for 1930.
References
- ^ P. H. (13 April 1930), "A Weird, Compelling Story in Walpole's "Rogue Herries"; The Scene of His New Novel Is Laid in the English Lake Country in the Eighteenth Century", The New York Times Book Review, p. 63
- ^ Hugh Walpole; Simon Dunant (1937), "From Conception To Publication: The Story Behind Hugh Walpole's Herries Chronicles.", Title to Fame