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Dariel Pertwee
''Dariel: a romance of Surrey'' is a novel by R. D. Blackmore published in 1897. It is an adventure story set initially in Surrey before the action moves to the Caucasus Mountains, Caucasian mountains. The story is narrated by George Cranleigh, a farmer who falls in love with Dariel, the daughter of a Caucasian prince. ''Dariel'' was the last of Blackmore's novels, published just over two years before his death.The London Quarterly Review, (1926), page 53 Plot The story is narrated by George Cranleigh,''The Publisher'', (1897), Volume 14, Issue 67, page 689 a younger son of Lord Harold Cranleigh, a destitute landowner in Surrey,''The Review of Reviews'', Volume 17, page 88 who has been ruined, according to Blackmore, by the "farce of Free-trade".Recent Novels ''The Spectator'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surrey
Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. With a population of approximately 1.2 million people, Surrey is the 12th-most populous county in England. The most populated town in Surrey is Woking, followed by Guildford. The county is divided into eleven districts with borough status. Between 1893 and 2020, Surrey County Council was headquartered at County Hall, Kingston-upon-Thames (now part of Greater London) but is now based at Woodhatch Place, Reigate. In the 20th century several alterations were made to Surrey's borders, with territory ceded to Greater London upon its creation and some gained from the abolition of Middlesex. Surrey is bordered by Greater London to the north east, Kent to the east, Berkshire to the north west, West Sussex to the south, East Sussex to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
