Pretty cute, quick read. When George Bellew is rejected by the girl he thought he would marry, he asks his butler for advice. The butler finally concedes his opinion that George was never in love at all, but summarizes the typical ways men act when they are crossed in love. George decides his best o

This was the sweetest Farnol I've ever read. I am truly sorry I put off reading it so long.

The story starts with George Bellow, a American millionaire, who had set off to England to win a fair lady. But, since she doesn't want anything to do with him he trots off on a hike to find himself. That's w

Right up to 90% of the book, I thought this would be a keeper. The growing relationship between the H and his adoptive nephew was so endearing, it brought tears to my eyes a few times. But there was a stupid reaction by the h at that point, that it almost ruined the book for me. Nevertheless, this i

That's really all you need to know. A few notes:

I read this because Jack Vance lists Farnol as a personal favorite. Maybe I picked the wrong Farnol book.

The protagonist is supposed to be charming, but comes across as insufferable. He just sits around smirking at poor people for most of the book.

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It was a lovely, sweet and cute story. It reminds me of Marietta: A Maid of Venice and The Princess Bride, although they are different, I have felt a similar atmosphere. All because of an narration like in a fairy tale. There aren't fairies and so on but still it is so cute that I wanted to hug thes