But there are enemies in plenty who would be happy to see Ross convicted not least George Warleggan the powerful banker whose personal rivalry with Ross grows ever more intense. Despite their stormy married life Demelza has tried to rally support for her husband. Accused of wrecking two ships he is to stand trial at the Bodmin Assizes. Ross Poldark faces the darkest hour of his life. who has everything that anyone else has then a whole lot more' GuardianĬornwall 1790. But his sympathy for the destitute miners and farmers of the district leads him to rescue a half-starved urchin girl from a fairground brawl and take her home - an act which alters the whole course of his life. But the joyful homecoming he has anticipated turns sour for his father is dead his estate is derelict and the girl he loves is engaged to his cousin. Tired from a grim war in America Ross Poldark returns to his land and his family.
Cornwall in the 1780s - when powerful forces of revolution and reaction are at large in the world.
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