A Lost Bestseller: The Heir of Redclyffe

The Heir of Redclyffe by Charlotte M Yonge published 1853 Regular readers will know that I am reading a lot of (not everything by) Charlotte M Yonge, for an upcoming project - tags or searchbox will take you to other posts. This novel was her first big success: the book that everyone read, with massive sales figures. And, honestly, I can quite see why: a good long family saga to immerse yourself in, with all kinds of goings on, and misjudged characters and romantic entanglements. The Heir is Sir Guy Morville, a young man whose immediate family have all been disposed of in death: he inherits a title and house, but as he is still young, goes to live with the Edmonstone family, relations through a female line (ie not able to inherit). Guy is very happy with his new family: motherly aunt, hilariously moody but good-hearted guardian, and their children: three beautiful girls, Laura, Amy and Charlotte, and cheery clever Charles, who is seriously disabled. Also much in the family circle is…

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