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''Poldark'' is a series of historical novels by Winston Graham, published from 1945 to 1953 and continued from 1973 to 2002. The first novel, '' Ross Poldark'', was named for the protagonist of the series. The novel series was adapted twice for television by the BBC, firstly in 1975 and later in 2015. Historical setting The series comprises 12 novels: the first seven are set in the 18th century, concluding in Christmas 1799; the remaining five are concerned with the early years of the 19th century and the lives of the descendants of the previous novels' main characters. Graham wrote the first four ''Poldark'' books during the 1940s and 1950s. Following a long hiatus, he decided to resume the series and published ''The Black Moon'' in 1973. Novels Each of the novels is subtitled ''A Novel of Cornwall''. In a preface to ''The Black Moon'', Graham explained his decision to revive the series after a two-decade hiatus. Main characters Ross Poldark Ross Poldark is the eponymou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Poldark (novel)
''Ross Poldark'' is the first of twelve novels in ''Poldark'', a series of historical novels by Winston Graham. It was published in 1945. The novel has twice been adapted for television, first in 1975 and then again in 2015. Sales of the novel increased by 205% after the premiere of the 2015 television adaptation. Ross Poldark is the protagonist of the novel. As the book opens, it is 1783. Poldark returns to Cornwall after serving with the British army in the American Revolutionary War. The war has left him with a prominent facial scar and a pronounced limp. When he returns, he discovers that his father has died, his family home has fallen into disrepair, the hard-drinking servants are selling off the household items, and the woman he loves is engaged to marry his cousin. Poldark's character emerges throughout the book in a number of subplots involving his relatives, women with whom he has romantic entanglements, the local gentry, servants, tenants, miners, poachers and competitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warleggan (novel)
''Warleggan'' is the fourth of twelve novels in ''Poldark'', a series of historical novels by Winston Graham. It was published in 1953. ''Warleggan'' continues the story of the Poldark marriage and family. The previous novel in the series (''Jeremy Poldark'') ends on an upbeat in June 1791 with the birth of Jeremy Poldark and a reconciliation and partnership between Francis and Ross Poldark. ''Warleggan'' closes on Christmas of 1793 with Elizabeth married to George Warleggan, Dwight Enys engaged to Caroline Penvenen and the marriage of Ross and Demelza on the mend. The main developments in the novel are the tragic death of Francis Poldark, a sexual interaction between Ross and Elizabeth that a number of commentators regard as rape, Elizabeth's marriage to George Warleggan, the near-destruction of Ross's marriage to Demelza, and ups-and-downs in the passionate relationship between Dwight Enys and Caroline Penvenen. These take place against the backdrop of the French Revolution an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poldark (2015 TV Series)
''Poldark'' is a British historical drama television series based on the novels of the same title by Winston Graham and starring Aidan Turner in the lead role. The book series is 12 novels long but the TV series only portrays the first seven. The series was written and adapted by Debbie Horsfield for the BBC, and directed by several directors throughout its run. Set between 1781 and 1801, the plot follows the title character on his return to Cornwall after the American War of Independence in 1783. The series first aired on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 8 March 2015 in eight episodes, and in seven episodes on PBS in the United States, which supported the production, on 21 June 2015 as part of its ''Masterpiece'' anthology. The first series was based on the first two ''Poldark'' novels by Graham. It is the second screen adaptation of Graham's novels, following a television series broadcast by BBC One between 1975 and 1977. On 8 April 2015, the BBC announced that a second ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demelza (novel)
''Demelza'' is the second of twelve novels in ''Poldark'', a series of historical novels by Winston Graham. It was published in 1946. ''Demelza'' continues the story of Ross Poldark and his wife, Demelza. It opens in May 1788, six months after the final events depicted in '' Ross Poldark''. While the first novel ends on a note of triumph for Demelza, the second novel in the series closes with the tragic death of Demelza's first child. Additionally, as the novel closes, Ross's finances are in poor shape and he and Demelza have had to sell off a number of important family and farm items, including livestock. Ross has been forced to close a copper smelting company he started. His long-simmering enmity with George Warleggan flares up. Francis and Elizabeth Poldark become estranged from Ross and Demelza because Francis is angry at the role played by Demelza in facilitating the elopement of his sister, Verity. Dwight Enys, who becomes a major character over time, is introduced for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Moon
''The Black Moon'' is the fifth of twelve novels in ''Poldark'', a series of historical novels by Winston Graham. After an 18-year hiatus from the Cornwall novels, it was published in 1973. While Ward Lock published the first four novels in the series, publishing house Collins took over the reins with the fifth entry. Two children are born in the novel: A son, Valentine, to George and Elizabeth Warleggan; and a daughter, Clowance, to Ross and Demelza Poldark. Dwight Enys, captured by the French and held as a prisoner-of-war, is rescued by Ross Poldark and a crew of Cornishmen. Two of Demelza's brothers, Sam and Drake Carne, enter the story and become major figures, as does Elizabeth's cousin Morwenna Chynoweth. Ray Penvenen dies, making Caroline an heiress. Aunt Agatha also dies, in dramatic circumstances. Wheal Grace starts yielding a decent payoff for Ross and Demelza. The Warleggan clan goes from financial success to financial success and George becomes a magistrate. The novel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Poldark
''Jeremy Poldark'' is the third of twelve novels in ''Poldark'', a series of historical novels by Winston Graham. It was published in 1950. ''Jeremy Poldark'' continues the story of the Poldark marriage and family. The previous novel in the series (''Demelza'') ended on several dark notes in January 1790. ''Jeremy Poldark'' closes in June 1791, one month after the birth of the child for whom the novel is named. The events in ''Jeremy Poldark'' are the basis for Season 2, Episodes 1-4 in the television series adaptation launched in 2015 produced by the BBC. During the course of the novel, Ross defends himself in court, sells his interest in Wheal Leisure, enters into partnership with a smuggler, deepens his quarrel with George Warleggan, continues his admiration of Elizabeth Poldark, grows in his understanding of Demelza's virtues, and mends his estrangement with Francis Poldark. Demelza earns the respect and admiration of Ross's social and family circles. Dwight Enys meets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Ellis
Anthony Robin Ellis (born 8 January 1942) is a British actor and cookbook writer best known for his role as Captain Ross Poldark in 29 episodes of the BBC classic series ''Poldark'', adapted from a series of books by the British author Winston Graham. He also appeared in ''Fawlty Towers'', ''Cluedo'', ''The Good Soldier'' (an adaptation of the Ford Madox Ford novel), ''Elizabeth R'' (playing Essex), ''The Moonstone'', ''Bel Ami'', ''Sense and Sensibility'' (which also featured Clive Francis), ''The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes'', ''She Loves Me'' (in which he sings) and '' Blue Remembered Hills'' (written by Dennis Potter). In 2015–17 and 2019 he appeared in ''Poldark'' as Reverend Halse. Life and career Ellis was born in Ipswich, Suffolk. He was educated at the independent Highgate School in Highgate in north London, and at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge where he read history and appeared in over 20 plays. His first West End performance was in Sheridan's ''The Rivals'' at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angharad Rees
Angharad Mary Rees, The Hon. Mrs David McAlpine, CBE (16 July 1944 – 21 July 2012) was a British actress, best known for her British television roles during the 1970s and in particular her leading role as Demelza in the 1970s BBC TV costume drama ''Poldark''. Early life Rees was born at Redhill Hospital (now Edgware Community Hospital), Edgware, Middlesex, to Welsh psychiatrist William Linford Rees and his wife Catherine Thomas. When she was two, in 1946, her family moved from 13 Engel Park, Mill Hill, to Cardiff. Rees had two brothers and a sister. She attended the independent Commonweal Lodge School, then the Sorbonne in Paris for two terms and the Rose Bruford Drama College in Kent. She also studied at the University of Madrid and taught English in Spain before acting in repertory theatre in England. Throughout her professional life, her birth year was given as 1949, but she was born in 1944. Acting career Rees made her television debut as a parlour maid in 1968 in an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Mukherjee (writer)
Robin Mukherjee is a British screenwriter, author, and teacher. He has written for a number of high-profile television series, including ''The Bill'', ''Casualty'', ''EastEnders'' and '' Roman Mysteries''. He has also written two feature films, one of which ''Lore'', was critically acclaimed worldwide and won many international awards, including the Australian Writer's Guild Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. It was Australia's official entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2012 Oscars. In 1996, he wrote a pilot episode for a new series of ''Poldark'', ''The Stranger from the Sea'', which became a controversial adaptation with fans, using a new cast featuring John Bowe as Ross Poldark and Mel Martin as Demelza. Fans protested, and over fifty members of the Poldark Appreciation Society picketed HTV's headquarters in Bristol wearing 18th century costumes. He was also set to write a three-part serial for the original series of ''Doctor Who'', entitled '' Alixion'', but the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bowe (actor)
John Bowe (born John Wilson, 1 February 1950) is a British actor best known for his roles in ''Emmerdale'' as Lawrence White and ''Coronation Street'' as Duggie Ferguson. Early life and career Bowe was born in Greasby, on the Wirral in Cheshire, England. His highest profile role was probably that of George Marlow in the first ''Prime Suspect'' serial in 1991. He also played Duggie Ferguson in ''Coronation Street'' from 1999 to 2002, having previously appeared in another of Granada TV's soap operas, ''Families''. Other TV credits include: ''Warship'', '' Secret Army'', ''Boon'', ''The New Statesman'', ''Capital City'', ''Class Act'', ''Lovejoy'', ''Silent Witness'', ''The Royal'', ''Dalziel and Pascoe'', ''Cleopatra'' and ''Einstein and Eddington'', ''Tipping the Velvet'', '' The Hour'' and ''DCI Banks'' and ''Soldier Soldier.'' Film credits include ''The Living Daylights'' (1987), '' Resurrected'' (1989), ''County Kilburn'' (2000) and ''Gozo'' (2015). In 2007, Bowe played Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Martin
Mel Martin (born March 1947) is an English actress. Early life Her father was the artist Frank Vernon Martin, who died in 2005. Career Her breakthrough role was as the star of LWT's ''Love For Lydia'' (1977), adapted from the novel by H E Bates. She has appeared in British television programmes beginning with ''Special Branch'' (1969), ''Mystery and Imagination: Sweeney Todd'' (1970), then ''The Pallisers'', ''Love For Lydia'', '' Bergerac'', ''Cover Her Face'', ''Lovejoy'', ''Cadfael'', ''When the Boat Comes In'', ''Inspector Morse'' and ''The Men's Room'' (1991), as well as films such as ''Quincy's Quest'' (1979), '' Business As Usual'' (1987), ''White Hunter Black Heart'' (1990) and ''Tom's Midnight Garden'' (1999). She starred as Fiona Samson, the double agent and wife of Bernard Samson (played by Ian Holm) in the television adaptation of Len Deighton's trilogy ''Berlin Game'', '' Mexico Set'' and ''London Match'' (broadcast as ''Game, Set and Match''). She portrayed Viv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ward Lock & Co
Ward, Lock & Co. was a publishing house in the United Kingdom that started as a partnership and developed until it was eventually absorbed into the publishing combine of Orion Publishing Group. History Ebenezer Ward and George Lock started a publishing concern in 1854 which became known as "Ward and Lock". Based originally in Fleet Street, London it outgrew its offices and in 1878 moved completely to Salisbury Square, London. The firm's first office was at 158 Fleet Street. Fleet Street had an inviting architecture and atmosphere. It was full of businesses and people, coffee houses, taverns, and soup kitchens. It appealed to “publishers, printers, authors and tradesmen who occupied its houses and frequented its taverns.” And it was always bustling with “innumerable trades, tradesmen and customers, coaches, wagons playhouses”. Before founding Ward and Lock, Ward had worked as the manager of the book department at Herbert Ingram and Company. In 1855, Herbert Ingram and C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |